FKIE_CVE-2008-5016
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-11-13 11:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:58
Severity
Summary
The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via multiple vectors that trigger an assertion failure or other consequences.
References
Impacted products
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