# CVE-2008-0413: The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers to

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-02-08 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly trigger memory corruption via (1) a large switch statement, (2) certain uses of watch and eval, (3) certain uses of the mousedown event listener, and other vectors.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0104.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-582-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-576-1
- http://browser.netscape.com/releasenotes/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28939
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1506
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.445399
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1995
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00946.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00905.html
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0093
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28766
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28818
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30620
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28865
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29049
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0453/references
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0103.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28877
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28879
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=407720%2C390597%2C373344%2C398085%2C406572%2C391028%2C406036%2C402087
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-582-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29167
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0105.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28958

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