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CVE-2008-4065

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allow remote attackers to by…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.1%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
0
none known

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allow remote attackers to bypass cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanisms and conduct XSS attacks via byte order mark (BOM) characters that are removed from JavaScript code before execution, aka "Stripped BOM characters bug."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.11% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

  • mozilla.org /security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-43.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32025 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32011 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • slackware.com /security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.405232 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SLACKWARE, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2009/dsa-1697 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1020920 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32096 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01384.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-645-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11383 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:206 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32144 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32010 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2009/0977 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-645-2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/31346 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/31985 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/31984 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32185 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32196 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01335.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2008/dsa-1669 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32042 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/33433 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/2661 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • slackware.com /security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.379422 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SLACKWARE, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32095 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32089 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • sunsolve.sun.com /search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32092 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0879.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:205 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2009/dsa-1696 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • download.novell.com /Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01403.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/31987 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/45356 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=430740 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-647-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32007 · Third Party Advisory
  • secunia.com /advisories/32012 · Third Party Advisory
  • secunia.com /advisories/32044 · Third Party Advisory
  • secunia.com /advisories/32082 · Third Party Advisory
  • secunia.com /advisories/32845 · Third Party Advisory
  • secunia.com /advisories/33434 · Third Party Advisory
  • secunia.com /advisories/34501 · Third Party Advisory
  • slackware.com /security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.412123 · Third Party Advisory
  • debian.org /security/2008/dsa-1649 · Third Party Advisory
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0882.html · Third Party Advisory
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html · Third Party Advisory

Sources

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