Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 27, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-4070
CVE-2008-4070
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long header in a news article, related to "canceling [a] newsgroup message" and "cancelled newsgroup messages."
Affected products
72cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 18 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.1.11
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:dev:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 52 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0.0.16
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
25- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-46.htmlnvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31411nvdPatch
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdExploit
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32010nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32025nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32044nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32082nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32092nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32196nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33433nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33434nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/34501nvd
- slackware.com/security/viewer.phpnvd
- slackware.com/security/viewer.phpnvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.htmlnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-647-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45426nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10933nvd
News mentions
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