CVE-2008-5021
Description
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.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:MAccess ComplexityMedium
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:CConfidentialityComplete
I:CIntegrityComplete
A:CAvailabilityComplete
Weaknesses
Affected Products
suse
commercial·DE
mozilla
oss-project·USaka mozilla corp.
novell
commercial·USaka suse novell, novell suse
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
and 3 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
Attack Graph
Products CVE Techniques Tactics
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MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Privilege Escalation
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146
vupen.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671
debian.org
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