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CVE-2008-4066

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14, and other versions before 2.0.0.17, allows remote attackers to bypass cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mecha…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 78%
Public exploits
0
none known

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14, and other versions before 2.0.0.17, allows remote attackers to bypass cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanisms and conduct XSS attacks via HTML-escaped low surrogate characters that are ignored by the HTML parser, as demonstrated by a "jav&#56325ascript" sequence, aka "HTML escaped low surrogates bug."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.76% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% 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
  • slackware.com /security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.405232 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SLACKWARE, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8880 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1020920 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • jvndb.jvn.jp /ja/contents/2011/JVNDB-2011-000058.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_JVNDB, 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
  • thespanner.co.uk /2008/06/30/javascript-protocol-fuzz-results/ · x_refsource_MISC, 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
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=448166 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/45358 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:205 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, 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
  • jvn.jp /en/jp/JVN96950482/index.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_JVN, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-647-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32007 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0882.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32845 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • blogs.technet.com /bluehat/archive/2008/08/14/targeted-fuzzing.aspx · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2008/dsa-1649 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32012 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • slackware.com /security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.412123 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SLACKWARE, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32044 · Vendor Advisory
  • secunia.com /advisories/32082 · Vendor Advisory
  • secunia.com /advisories/34501 · Vendor Advisory
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html · Vendor Advisory

Sources

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