Is CVE-2008-4062 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 5%.

What products does CVE-2008-4062 affect?

Tracked products affected include Ubuntu. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4062?

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

CVE-2008-4062

Q: What is CVE-2008-4062?

CVE-2008-4062 is a high-severity software vulnerability (CWE-399) with a CVSS score of 10. Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application cr

HIGH severity · CVSS 10 · CWE-399

10CVSS HIGH

Summary

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the JavaScript engine and (1) misinterpretation of the characteristics of Namespace and QName in jsxml.c, (2) misuse of signed integers in the nsEscapeCount function in nsEscape.cpp, and (3) interaction of JavaScript garbage collection with certain use of an NPObject in the nsNPObjWrapper::GetNewOrUsed function in nsJSNPRuntime.cpp.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges required—

User interaction—

Confidentiality impact—

Integrity impact—

Availability impact—

Exploit probability (EPSS)5%

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products we track (1)

Ubuntu

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

NVD record
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.htmlAdvisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31984Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31985Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31987Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32007Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32010Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32011Advisory