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CVE-2008-5500

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 3.20%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-12-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0. It affects Firefox. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2008-5500
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
3.20%
Firefox

Original NVD Description

The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19, 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 (crash) and possibly trigger memory corruption via vectors related to (1) a reachable assertion or (2) an integer overflow.