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CVE-2008-5021 Detail

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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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32684 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32684 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32693 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32693 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32694 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32694 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32695 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32695 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32713 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32713 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32714 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32714 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32715 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32715 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32721 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32721 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32778 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32778 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32798 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32798 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32845 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32845 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32853 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32853 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 Broken Link 
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 Broken Link 
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-55.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-55.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021186 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021186 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460002 Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460002 Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9642 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9642 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-5021
NVD Published Date:
11/13/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.