CVE-2008-5501

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors that trigger an assertion failure.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 17, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-5501: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix