CVE-2008-5052 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the JavaScript engine's AppendAttributeValue function within Mozilla Firefox 2.x, Thunderbird 2.x, and SeaMonkey 1.x. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger memory corruption, leading to a crash. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is critical, indicating a network-exploitable attack with low complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.0, < 2.0.0.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.0, <= 1.1.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.0, < 2.0.0.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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