CVE-2008-5500

Key facts

CVSS score

10.0 (v2.0)

Severity

HIGH

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-399

EPSS score

3.2% (88th percentile)

In CISA KEV

No

In EU EUVD

Yes (EUVD-2008-5477)

Published

December 17, 2008

NVD last modified

June 16, 2026

Status

Modified

Affected products

• canonical / ubuntu linux
• canonical / ubuntu linux
• canonical / ubuntu linux
• canonical / ubuntu linux
• debian / debian linux
• debian / debian linux
• mozilla / firefox
• mozilla / seamonkey
• mozilla / thunderbird

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/33184(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33188(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33189(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33203(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33204(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33205(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33216(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33231(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33232(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33408(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33415(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33421(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33433(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33434(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33523(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33547(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34501(Third Party Advisory)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35080(Third Party Advisory)
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1(Broken Link)
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-258748-1(Broken Link)
• http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1704(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1707(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:244(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:012(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-60.html(Vendor Advisory)
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1037.html(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0002.html(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021417(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-690-2(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-701-1(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-701-2(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977(Third Party Advisory)
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460803(Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=464998(Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47406(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)