CVE-2008-5715
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 on Windows Vista allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 on Windows Vista allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code with a long string value for the hash property (aka location.hash). NOTE: it was later reported that earlier versions are also affected, and that the impact is CPU consumption and application hang in unspecified circumstances perhaps involving other platforms.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 on Windows Vista allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code with a long string value for the hash property (aka location.hash). NOTE: it was later reported that earlier versions are also affected, and that the impact is CPU consumption and application hang in unspecified circumstances perhaps involving other platforms.
- Record
CVE-2008-5715- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 on Windows Vista allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code with a long string value for the hash property (aka location.hash). NOTE: it was later reported that earlier versions are also affected, and that the impact is CPU consumption and application hang in unspecified circumstances perhaps involving other platforms.
- Record
CVE-2008-5715- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5686 No score
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 on Windows Vista allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code with a long string value for the hash property (aka location.hash). NOTE: it was later reported that earlier versions are also affected, and that the impact is CPU consumption and application hang in unspecified circumstances perhaps involving other platforms.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5686- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4483-hx63-9239 No score
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 on Windows Vista allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 on Windows Vista allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code with a long string value for the hash property (aka location.hash). NOTE: it was later reported that earlier versions are also affected, and that the impact is CPU consumption and application hang in unspecified circumstances perhaps involving other platforms.
- Record
GHSA-4483-hx63-9239- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 - location.hash Remote Crash | 2008-12-23 |
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-2008-5715 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mozilla Firefox, published December 24, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.50%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityreason.com/securityalert/4807
websecurity.com.ua/3424
securityfocus.com/archive/1/506006/100/0/threaded
osvdb.org/51032
exploit-db.com/exploits/7554
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47572
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5715
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4483-hx63-9239