Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long header in a news article, related to "canceling [a] newsgroup message" and "cancelled newsgroup messages."
Published: 2008-09-27
Score: 10.0 Critical
EPSS: 2.8% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1696-1 New icedove packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1697-1 New iceape packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-4055 Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long header in a news article, related to "canceling [a] newsgroup message" and "cancelled newsgroup messages."
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-647-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
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Mozilla Seamonkey Thunderbird
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:00:42.311Z

Reserved: 2008-09-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4070

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-09-27T10:30:03.320

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-4070

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-4070 - Bugzilla

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