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CVE-2008-4070 Details

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long header in a news article, related to "canceling [a] newsgroup message" and "cancelled newsgroup messages."

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html	CVE
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=425152	CVE	Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/32010	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32025	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32044	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32082	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32092	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32196	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45426	CVE
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.379422	CVE
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.412123	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10933	CVE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:206	CVE
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-46.html	CVE	Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31411	CVE	Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020948	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-647-1	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=425152	[email protected]	Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/32010	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32025	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32044	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32082	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32092	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32196	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45426	[email protected]
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.379422	[email protected]
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.412123	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10933	[email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:206	[email protected]
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-46.html	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31411	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020948	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-647-1	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
mozilla seamonkey	<= 1.1.11 1.0 1.0 beta 1.0.1 1.0.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0::alpha::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0::dev::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.99:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
mozilla thunderbird	<= 2.0.0.16 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.5:beta:::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5:beta2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.7.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.7.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.15:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]