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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 17, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-5501

CVE-2008-5501

Description

The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors that trigger an assertion failure.

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Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.0,<2.0.0.19
    • (no CPE)range: <3.0.5
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=1.0,<1.1.14
    • (no CPE)range: <1.1.14
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Range: <2.0.0.19

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