CVE-2008-4324
The user interface event dispatcher in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote...
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.
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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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4324- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4324- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4305 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4305- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hfq5-47x3-ghhc No score
The user interface event dispatcher in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote...
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.
- Record
GHSA-hfq5-47x3-ghhc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3 - User Interface Null Pointer Dereference Crash | 2008-09-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4324 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mozilla Firefox, published September 29, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.92%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityreason.com/securityalert/4321
secunia.com/advisories/32040
secniche.org/moz303.html
securityfocus.com/bid/31476
exploit-db.com/exploits/6614