CVE-2008-2934

8.8 HIGH
Published: July 18, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Mozilla Firefox 3 before 3.0.1 on Mac OS X allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file that triggers a free of an uninitialized pointer.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31132
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31270
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020516
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-36.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30266
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-626-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2125
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=441360
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Issue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43850
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31132
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31270
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020516
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-36.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30266
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-626-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2125
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=441360
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43850
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-908

Affected Vendors

canonical mozilla apple

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