CVE-2008-5430: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2008-5430: Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.14 does not properly handle (1) multipart/mixed e-mail messages with many MIME part...

Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.14 does not properly handle (1) multipart/mixed e-mail messages with many MIME parts and possibly (2) e-mail messages with many "Content-type: message/rfc822;" headers, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption or other resource consumption) via a large e-mail message, a related issue to CVE-2006-1173.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 7, 2024, 10:56 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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CVE-2008-5430 is a denial-of-service issue in Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.14. A specially large or complex email with many MIME parts may cause the client to consume stack or other resources, potentially disrupting the user’s mail application. The provided sources do not show data theft, code execution, a named patch, or active exploitation. Exposure is most plausible where legacy Thunderbird 2.0.14 is still used to open or preview untrusted email. Modern supported Thunderbird deployments are not confirmed affected by the supplied sources, and the affected product metadata is incomplete. Prioritize this if legacy Thunderbird is present in business mail workflows. The likely business impact is user disruption, not confirmed compromise. If no Thunderbird 2.0.14 systems exist, this should be tracked as historical risk with low operational urgency. Mitigation focus: Inventory mail clients and identify any Thunderbird 2.0.14 installations.; Move legacy Thunderbird users to a currently supported vendor-recommended version.; Check Mozilla or distribution guidance for historical advisories and fixed versions..

Prepared: Jun 28, 2026, 11:41 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Dec 13, 2008, 05:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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