CVE-2008-4324 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.9% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The user interface event dispatcher in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a series of keypress, click, onkeydown, onkeyup, onmousedown, and onmouseup events. NOTE: it was later reported that Firefox 3.0.2 on Mac OS X 10.5 is also affected.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 8.92% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-09-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows xp |
| mozilla | firefox |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3 - User Interface Null Pointer Dereference Crash | 2008-09-28 |
References
- http://evilfingers.com/advisory/Firefox_User_Interface_Null_Pointer_Dereference_Dispatcher_Crash_n_Remote_DoS.php
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32040
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4321
- http://www.secniche.org/moz303.html
- http://www.secniche.org/moz303/index.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496807/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496846/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31476
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6614
- http://evilfingers.com/advisory/Firefox_User_Interface_Null_Pointer_Dereference_Dispatcher_Crash_n_Remote_DoS.php
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32040
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4321
- http://www.secniche.org/moz303.html
- http://www.secniche.org/moz303/index.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496807/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496846/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31476
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6614
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