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TI-2008-04770 Aliases CVE-2008-5016GHSA-9gm5-4h53-36xh

The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18…

Priority LOW 27CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
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 layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, 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) via multiple vectors that trigger an assertion failure or other consequences.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02271 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 42

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 alphaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 beta2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 beta5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.1.12VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0 alphaVulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 beta5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.12 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 32 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0 betaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.9VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1 alphaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1 betaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.9VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.10VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.11VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0.0.17VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.9VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.12VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.14VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 beta Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 beta Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 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:seamonkey:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.11 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.0.17 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:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.9 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:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.14 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2008:0976 Released 2008-11-20 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-17.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-17.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-17.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-2.0.0.18-1.el5, thunderbird-2.0.0.18-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-17.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-17.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-17.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-17.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-17.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird-2.0.0.18-1.el5, thunderbird-2.0.0.18-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-17.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-17.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-17.el4.ia64
  • RHSA-2008:0978 Released 2008-11-13 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) devhelp-0.12-20.el5, devhelp-0.12-20.el5.i386, devhelp-0.12-20.el5.ia64 +41
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-3.0.4-1.el4, firefox-3.0.4-1.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.4-1.el4.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) devhelp-0.12-20.el5, devhelp-0.12-20.el5.i386, firefox-3.0.4-1.el5 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) devhelp-0.12-20.el5, devhelp-devel-0.12-20.el5, devhelp-devel-0.12-20.el5.i386 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-3.0.4-1.el4, firefox-3.0.4-1.el4.i386, nss-3.12.1.1-3.el4 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-3.0.4-1.el4, firefox-3.0.4-1.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.4-1.el4.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-3.0.4-1.el4, firefox-3.0.4-1.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.4-1.el4.ia64 +6
  • RHSA-2008:0977 Released 2008-11-13 · Red Hat rating Critical
    seamonkey security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.25.el3 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.21.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.21.el2.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.21.el2.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3.ia64 +37
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4.ia64 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-28.el4 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.21.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.21.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.21.el2.i386 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3.ia64 +27
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.21.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.21.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.21.el2.i386 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3.ia64 +27
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.21.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.21.el2.ia64, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.21.el2.ia64 +8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0976, RHSA-2008:0977, RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0976, RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0976, RHSA-2008:0977, RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0976, RHSA-2008:0977, RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0976
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0976, RHSA-2008:0977, RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0977

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5016
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9gm5-4h53-36xh

References

Advisory 12

Other 4

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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