CVE-2008-2807 Information disclosure in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xf2g-m4p8-7r3c.