The block reflow implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15, Thunderbird 2.0.0.14…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The block reflow implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15, Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 and earlier, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via an image whose display requires more pixels than nscoord_MAX, related to nsBlockFrame::DrainOverflowLines.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 37
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0.0.14 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.4 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.6 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.7 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.8 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.0.14 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 27 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.9 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.10 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.11 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.12 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.13 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.1.9 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.4 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.6 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.7 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.8 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0.0.14 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.4 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.6 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.8 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.9 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.11 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.12 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.13 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.11 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.12 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.13 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.0.14 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.11 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.12 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.13 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Remediation
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2008:0616 Released 2008-07-23 · Red Hat rating Moderatethunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-2.0.0.16-1.el5, thunderbird-2.0.0.16-1.el5.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird-2.0.0.16-1.el5, thunderbird-2.0.0.16-1.el5.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.ia64
- RHSA-2008:0549 Released 2008-07-02 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.ia64
- RHSA-2008:0569 Released 2008-07-02 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) devhelp-0.12-17.el5, devhelp-0.12-17.el5.i386, devhelp-0.12-17.el5.ia64 +25
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) devhelp-0.12-17.el5, devhelp-0.12-17.el5.i386, firefox-3.0-2.el5 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) devhelp-0.12-17.el5, devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5, devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5.i386 +5
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2008:0547 Released 2008-07-02 · Red Hat rating Criticalseamonkey security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.20.el3 +17
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.17.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.17.el2.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.17.el2.ia64 +18
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3.ia64 +37
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6, seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6.ia64 +21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6, seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.17.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.17.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.17.el2.i386 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3.ia64 +27
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6, seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6.ia64 +15
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.17.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.17.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.17.el2.i386 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3.ia64 +27
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6, seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6.ia64 +15
- Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.17.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.17.el2.ia64, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.17.el2.ia64 +8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0547 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0569 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0547 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0547 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0547, RHSA-2008:0549, RHSA-2008:0616 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0569, RHSA-2008:0616 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0569 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0547, RHSA-2008:0549, RHSA-2008:0616 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0547 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0547 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0547, RHSA-2008:0549, RHSA-2008:0616 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0616 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0547 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0547 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0547, RHSA-2008:0549, RHSA-2008:0616 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0547 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2811
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f329-4wvc-4h42
References
Advisory 24
- SUSE-SA:2008:034
- RHSA-2008:0549
- DSA-1697
- SSA:2008-191-03
- RHSA-2008:0616
- MDVSA-2008:155
- DSA-1607
- GLSA-200808-03
- FEDORA-2008-6127
- FEDORA-2008-6737
- RHSA-2008:0547
- FEDORA-2008-6193
- USN-629-1
- 256408
- SSA:2008-191
- VU#607267
- SSA:2008-210-05
- DSA-1615
- FEDORA-2008-6706
- USN-619-1
- RHSA-2008:0569
- DSA-1621
- FEDORA-2008-6196
- MDVSA-2008:136
Other 8
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=439735
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9865
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0216
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2646
- ADV-2009-0977
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-33.html
- ADV-2008-1993
- http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#firefox2.0.0.15
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Sources
- CVE-2008-2811 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-2811 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f329-4wvc-4h42 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-2811 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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