critical
9.3
CWE
399 362
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2008-5021: Race Condition

First published: Thu Nov 13 2008(Updated: )

nsFrameManager in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by modifying properties of a file input element while it is still being initialized, then using the blur method to access uninitialized memory.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Mozilla Firefox>=2.0<2.0.0.18
Mozilla Firefox>=3.0<3.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey>=1.0<1.1.13
Mozilla Thunderbird>=2.0<2.0.0.18
Debian GNU/Linux=4.0
Ubuntu Linux=6.06
Ubuntu Linux=7.10
Ubuntu Linux=8.04
Ubuntu Linux=8.10
Debian=4.0
Ubuntu=6.06
Ubuntu=7.10
Ubuntu=8.04
Ubuntu=8.10
Fedora=8
Fedora=9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo=10-sp2
Novell Linux Desktop=9
SUSE Open Enterprise Server
openSUSE=10.2
openSUSE=10.3
openSUSE=11.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop with Beagle=10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=10-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=10-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=10-sp2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2008-5021?

    CVE-2008-5021 has a severity level that may lead to denial of service and potentially allow remote code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2008-5021?

    To fix CVE-2008-5021, update affected applications such as Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey to versions that contain the necessary patches.

  • Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5021?

    CVE-2008-5021 affects Firefox versions before 3.0.4, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.18, SeaMonkey before 1.1.13, and older versions of several Linux distributions.

  • What impact does CVE-2008-5021 have on users?

    CVE-2008-5021 can lead to application crashes and may enable attackers to execute arbitrary code on the user's system.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2008-5021?

    There are no known workarounds for CVE-2008-5021; updating affected software is recommended to mitigate the vulnerability.

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