CVE-2008-4058

high
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Description

The XPConnect component in 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 allows remote attackers to "pollute XPCNativeWrappers" and execute arbitrary code with chrome privileges via vectors related to (1) chrome XBL and (2) chrome JS.

References

http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/31984

http://secunia.com/advisories/31985

http://secunia.com/advisories/31987

http://secunia.com/advisories/32007

http://secunia.com/advisories/32010

http://secunia.com/advisories/32011

http://secunia.com/advisories/32012

http://secunia.com/advisories/32025

http://secunia.com/advisories/32042

http://secunia.com/advisories/32044

http://secunia.com/advisories/32082

http://secunia.com/advisories/32089

http://secunia.com/advisories/32092

http://secunia.com/advisories/32095

http://secunia.com/advisories/32096

http://secunia.com/advisories/32144

http://secunia.com/advisories/32185

http://secunia.com/advisories/32196

http://secunia.com/advisories/32845

http://secunia.com/advisories/33433

http://secunia.com/advisories/33434

http://secunia.com/advisories/34501

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.379422

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.405232

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.412123

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1649

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:205

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:206

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-41.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0879.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0882.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31346

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020915

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-647-1

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2661

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=444075

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=444077

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45349

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9679

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01335.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01384.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01403.html

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2008-09-24

Updated: 2018-11-01

Type: CWE-264

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Impact Score: 6.4

Exploitability Score: 10

Severity: HIGH

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2

OR

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3

OR

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Tenable Plugins

View all (54 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
67754Oracle Linux 4 : thunderbird (ELSA-2008-0908)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
67745Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : seamonkey (ELSA-2008-0882)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
67744Oracle Linux 5 : firefox (ELSA-2008-0879)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
65110Ubuntu 6.06 LTS : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-645-2)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
critical
63402GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)NessusGentoo Local Security Checks
critical
60478Scientific Linux Security Update : thunderbird on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
critical
60476Scientific Linux Security Update : seamonkey on SL3.x, SL4.x i386/x86_64NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
critical
60475Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
critical
43709CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2008:0879)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
critical
40130openSUSE Security Update : seamonkey (seamonkey-238)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
40074openSUSE Security Update : mozilla-xulrunner190 (mozilla-xulrunner190-234)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
40071openSUSE Security Update : mozilla-xulrunner181 (mozilla-xulrunner181-237)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
39893openSUSE Security Update : MozillaThunderbird (MozillaThunderbird-236)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
39883openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox (MozillaFirefox-233)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
38073Ubuntu 8.04 LTS : firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9 regression (USN-645-3)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
critical
37910Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.04 / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS : mozilla-thunderbird, thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-647-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
critical
37308Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mozilla-thunderbird (MDVSA-2008:206)NessusMandriva Local Security Checks
critical
36823Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mozilla-firefox (MDVSA-2008:205)NessusMandriva Local Security Checks
critical
36243Ubuntu 7.04 / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS : firefox, firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9 vulnerabilities (USN-645-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
critical
35314Debian DSA-1697-1 : iceape - several vulnerabilitiesNessusDebian Local Security Checks
critical
35313Debian DSA-1696-1 : icedove - several vulnerabilitiesNessusDebian Local Security Checks
critical
34938Debian DSA-1669-1 : xulrunner - several vulnerabilitiesNessusDebian Local Security Checks
critical
34837Fedora 9 : thunderbird-2.0.0.18-1.fc9 (2008-9859)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
critical
34836Fedora 8 : thunderbird-2.0.0.18-1.fc8 (2008-9807)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
critical
34371Debian DSA-1649-1 : iceweasel - several vulnerabilitiesNessusDebian Local Security Checks
critical
34367openSUSE 10 Security Update : mozilla-xulrunner181 (mozilla-xulrunner181-5656)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
34366SuSE 10 Security Update : Mozilla (ZYPP Patch Number 5654)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
34360openSUSE 10 Security Update : seamonkey (seamonkey-5657)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
34345openSUSE 10 Security Update : MozillaThunderbird (MozillaThunderbird-5655)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
34339CentOS 4 / 5 : thunderbird (CESA-2008:0908)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
critical
34330RHEL 4 / 5 : thunderbird (RHSA-2008:0908)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
34319SuSE 10 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (ZYPP Patch Number 5644)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
34318openSUSE 10 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (MozillaFirefox-5640)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
34309Fedora 9 : seamonkey-1.1.12-1.fc9 (2008-8429)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
critical
34308Fedora 9 : Miro-1.2.4-3.fc9 / blam-1.8.5-2.fc9 / cairo-dock-1.6.2.3-1.fc9.1 / chmsee-1.0.1-5.fc9 / etc (2008-8425)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
critical
34307Fedora 8 : seamonkey-1.1.12-1.fc8 (2008-8401)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
critical
34300Slackware 10.2 / 11.0 / 12.0 / 12.1 / current : mozilla-thunderbird (SSA:2008-270-01)NessusSlackware Local Security Checks
critical
4696Mozilla Thunderbird < 2.0.0.17 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorSMTP Clients
medium
34296Slackware 11.0 / 12.0 / 12.1 / current : seamonkey (SSA:2008-269-02)NessusSlackware Local Security Checks
critical
34295Slackware 10.2 / 11.0 / 12.0 / 12.1 / current : mozilla-firefox (SSA:2008-269-01)NessusSlackware Local Security Checks
critical
34294Mozilla Thunderbird < 2.0.0.17 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
high
34278CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2008:0882)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
critical
4693SeaMonkey < 1.1.12 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorWeb Clients
medium
4692Mozilla Firefox < 2.0.0.17 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorWeb Clients
medium
4691Mozilla Firefox < 3.0.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities Nessus Network MonitorWeb Clients
medium
34275RHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 : seamonkey (RHSA-2008:0882)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
34274RHEL 4 / 5 : firefox (RHSA-2008:0879)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
34270FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (2273879e-8a2f-11dd-a6fe-0030843d3802)NessusFreeBSD Local Security Checks
critical
34269SeaMonkey < 1.1.12 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
high
34268Firefox < 2.0.0.17 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
high
34267Firefox 3.0.x < 3.0.2 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
high
801289Mozilla Thunderbird < 2.0.0.17 Multiple VulnerabilitiesLog Correlation EngineSMTP Clients
high
800877SeaMonkey < 1.1.12 Multiple VulnerabilitiesLog Correlation EngineWeb Clients
high
800756Firefox < 3.0.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities Log Correlation EngineWeb Clients
high