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$ cve CVE-2008-0016 JSON

CVE-2008-0016 EXPLOIT

10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 43.9% (pctl 99)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the URL parsing implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UTF-8 URL in a link.

Scoring

CVSS10.0 (HIGH, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS43.92% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-119
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2008-09-24
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (2)

VendorProduct
mozillafirefox
mozillaseamonkey

Public exploits

References

→ the Explorer  ·  watch your stack  ·  NVD