CVE-2008-5018

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The JavaScript engine in Mozilla 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) via vectors related to "insufficient class checking" in the Date class.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 13, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-5018: Critical severity, CVSS 10.0 | Vulnix