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Case File

CVE-2008-5501

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 3.14%

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

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It affects Firefox. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2008-5501
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
3.14%
Firefox

Original NVD 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.