CVE-2008-7244

Exp

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser hang) by calling the window.print function in a loop, aka a "printing DoS attack," possibly a related issue to CVE-2009-0821.

Published: 2009-09-18 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-7244 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.28%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.10% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-7244

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
12509 exploit_db edb 2010-05-04 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-7244

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-01 2.18% 4.28% +2.10%
2 2025-03-30 3.01% 2.18% -0.83%
3 2025-03-29 — 3.01% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-7244

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-7244

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-7244

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-7244
ubuntu low CVE-2008-7244 low priority: Ubuntu including 9 source packages (firefox, firefox-3.0, …), 54 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): ignored 25, DNE 20, needs-triage 9. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-7244

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-7244

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla firefox <= 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:preview_release:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-7244

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