CVE-2007-5339 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted HTML triggering memory corruption in Mozilla browsers, requiring user interaction to view the content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-5339?
CVE-2007-5339 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 21 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.8, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted HTML that triggers memory corruption or assert errors.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5339?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5339?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-5339 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5339 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as CVE-2007-5336, GHSA-2v9q-c3g9-f96r.