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.

Affected products

• Canonical / Ubuntu Linux7.10 – 7.10
• Canonical / Ubuntu Linux8.10 – 8.10
• Canonical / Ubuntu Linux8.04 – 8.04
• Canonical / Ubuntu Linux6.06 – 6.06
• Debian / debian_linux4.0 – 4.0
• fedoraproject / fedora9 – 9
• fedoraproject / fedora8 – 8
• Mozilla / Firefox2.0 – 2.0.0.18
• Mozilla / seamonkey1.0 – 1.1.13
• Mozilla / Thunderbird2.0 – 2.0.0.18
• Novell / linux_desktop9 – 9
• Novell / open_enterprise_server
• openSUSE / opensuse10.3 – 10.3
• openSUSE / opensuse10.2 – 10.2
• openSUSE / opensuse11.0 – 11.0
• SUSE / linux_enterprise_debuginfo10 – 10
• SUSE / linux_enterprise_desktop10 – 10
• SUSE / linux_enterprise_server9 – 9
• SUSE / linux_enterprise_server10 – 10
• SUSE / linux_enterprise_software_development_kit10 – 10
• SUSE / linux_enterprise_software_development_kit10 – 10

References

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