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CVE-2008-0017
The http-index-format MIME type parser (nsDirIndexParser) in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 7.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 5.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The http-index-format MIME type parser (nsDirIndexParser) in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 does not check for an allocation failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP index response with a crafted 200 header, which triggers memory corruption and a buffer overflow.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 11 months later
· 11 months later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.7% · top 5.4% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
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- ADV-2008-3146 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1021185 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- DSA-1697 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=443299 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-1671 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 32281 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-9667 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 32713 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0977 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:230 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0977 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-54.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32695 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0978 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-1669 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 32778 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-9669 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 33433 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 256408 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2008:055 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 32694 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32721 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- TA08-319A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 32853 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11005 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 32693 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:228 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 32845 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20081113 Mozilla Unchecked Allocation Remote Code Execution (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISSx_transferred
- 32684 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-667-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 32714 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 34501 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-0030 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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