CVE-2008-2798

CVE-2008-2798 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 14% places it in the 96th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-399.

Key facts

• Severity: Critical (CVSS 2.0 base score 10.0)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 14% (96th percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Weakness: CWE-399
• Affected product: Mozilla Firefox
• Published: 2008-07-07
• Last modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15, Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 and earlier, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to the layout engine.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-2798?

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15, Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 and earlier, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to the layout engine.

How severe is CVE-2008-2798?

CVE-2008-2798 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated critical severity.

Is CVE-2008-2798 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 14% (96th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2008-2798?

CVE-2008-2798 primarily affects Mozilla Firefox. In total, 37 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2798?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2008-2798 published?

CVE-2008-2798 was published on 2008-07-07 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00004.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0616.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30878
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30898
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30903
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30911
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30915
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30949
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31005
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31008
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31021
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31023
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31069
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31076
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31183
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31195
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31220
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31253
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31286
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31377
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31403
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-03.xml
• http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.383152
• http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.384911
• http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.410484
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0216
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1607
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1615
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1621

Affected products (37)

• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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