CVE-2008-2807 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read uninitialized memory by exploiting improper handling of invalid add-on properties files in Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey.

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-2008-2807?

CVE-2008-2807 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 7 Jul 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 2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 do not properly handle an invalid .properties file for an add-on, which allows remote attackers to read uninitialized memory, as demonstrated by use of ISO 8859 encoding instead of UTF-8 encoding in a French .properties file.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2807?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2807?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2008-2807 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2807 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xf2g-m4p8-7r3c.

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