CVE-2008-5822

Published: Jan 2, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: 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.

Affected (1)

Products: Mozilla: Libxul

Mozilla

1 product

Libxul

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Libxul	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.5

Related CWEs

CWE-399

References (6)

http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-year-research-are-upon-us.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0812-exploits/mzff_libxul_ml.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47758

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-year-research-are-upon-us.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0812-exploits/mzff_libxul_ml.txt

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47758

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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