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TI-2008-05218 Aliases CVE-2008-5501GHSA-4vx3-3xr8-7q3x

The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19…

Priority LOW 29Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors that trigger an assertion failure.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03137 87th 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 · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0 to before 2.0.0.19; 3.0 to before 3.0.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0 to before 1.1.14VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*8.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 to before 2.0.0.19; 3.0 to before 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 to before 1.1.14 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 8.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2009:0002 Released 2009-01-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-2.0.0.19-1.el5_2, thunderbird-2.0.0.19-1.el5_2.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird-2.0.0.19-1.el5_2, thunderbird-2.0.0.19-1.el5_2.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.ia64
  • RHSA-2008:1036 Released 2008-12-17 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-3.0.5-1.el5_2, firefox-3.0.5-1.el5_2.i386, firefox-3.0.5-1.el5_2.ia64 +37
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-3.0.5-1.el4, firefox-3.0.5-1.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.5-1.el4.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-3.0.5-1.el5_2, firefox-3.0.5-1.el5_2.i386, nspr-4.7.3-2.el5 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) nspr-4.7.3-2.el5, nspr-devel-4.7.3-2.el5, nspr-devel-4.7.3-2.el5.i386 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-3.0.5-1.el4, firefox-3.0.5-1.el4.i386, nspr-4.7.3-1.el4 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-3.0.5-1.el4, firefox-3.0.5-1.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.5-1.el4.ia64 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-3.0.5-1.el4, firefox-3.0.5-1.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.5-1.el4.ia64 +12
  • RHSA-2008:1037 Released 2008-12-17 · Red Hat rating Critical
    seamonkey security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.29.el3.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.29.el3 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el2.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el2.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.29.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.29.el3.ia64 +37
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-32.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-32.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-32.el4.ia64 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-32.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-32.el4.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-32.el4 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.25.el2.i386 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.29.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.29.el3.ia64 +27
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-32.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-32.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-32.el4.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.25.el2.i386 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.29.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.29.el3.ia64 +27
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-32.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-32.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-32.el4.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el2.ia64, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.25.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-2008:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:1036
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2008:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:1036, RHSA-2008:1037, RHSA-2009:0002
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:1036, RHSA-2009:0002
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:1036
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:1036, RHSA-2008:1037, RHSA-2009:0002
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:1036, RHSA-2008:1037, RHSA-2009:0002
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:0002
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:1036, RHSA-2008:1037, RHSA-2009:0002
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:1037

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5501
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4vx3-3xr8-7q3x

References

Advisory 10

Sources

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