CVE-2008-2419 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via heap corruption in Firefox iframe operations.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-2419?
CVE-2008-2419 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 23 May 2008. 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
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by triggering an error condition during certain Iframe operations between a JSframe write and a JSframe close, as demonstrated by an error in loading an empty Java applet defined by a 'src="javascript:"' sequence.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2419?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2419?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2419 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2008-2419 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2419 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-frpx-rg9c-cvmm.