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CVE-2008-5505

Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 allows remote attackers to bypass intended privacy restrictions by using the persist attribute in an XUL e…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
0
none known

Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 allows remote attackers to bypass intended privacy restrictions by using the persist attribute in an XUL element to create and access data entities that are similar to cookies.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/32882 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=295994 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1021428 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2009/0977 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /690-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/33203 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/33216 · 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
  • mozilla.org /security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-63.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/47411 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/33188 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10443 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/34501 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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