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CVE-2008-5822

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 2.07% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-01-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It affects Firefox. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
packetstormsecurity.org ↗

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CVE
CVE-2008-5822
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
2.07%
Firefox

Original NVD Description

Memory leak in Libxul, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and browser hang) via a long CLASS attribute in an HR element in an HTML document.