CVE-2008-2785 Integer overflow in n/a
Critical 9.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-2785 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2008-2785 is a critical vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 19 Jun 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2785 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Mozilla Firefox. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2785/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2785/index.md)
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via integer overflow in CSS reference counters, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious page.
- 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-2008-2785?
CVE-2008-2785 is a critical vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 19 Jun 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 before 2.0.0.16 and 3.x before 3.0.1, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.16, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.11 use an incorrect integer data type as a CSS object reference counter in the CSSValue array (aka nsCSSValue:Array) data structure, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of references to a common CSS object, leading to a counter overflow and a free of in-use memory, aka ZDI-CAN-349.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2785?
It affects 3 products.
Linux distribution packages (40)
seamonkey Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-chat Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-dom-inspector Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-js-debugger Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-mail Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-nspr Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-nspr-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-nss Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-nss-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-chat Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-dom-inspector Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-js-debugger Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-mail Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-nspr Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-nspr-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-nss Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-nss-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-chat Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-dom-inspector Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-js-debugger Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-mail Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-nspr Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-nspr-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-nss Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-nss-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-chat Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-dom-inspector Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-js-debugger Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-mail Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-nspr Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-nspr-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-nss Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
seamonkey-nss-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.18.el2 |
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2785?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2008-2785 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2785 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wjww-59jc-83xc, RHSA-2008:0599.