CVE-2008-5024

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Description

Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 do not properly escape quote characters used for XML processing, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML injection attacks via the default namespace in an E4X document.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/32684

http://secunia.com/advisories/32693

http://secunia.com/advisories/32694

http://secunia.com/advisories/32695

http://secunia.com/advisories/32713

http://secunia.com/advisories/32714

http://secunia.com/advisories/32715

http://secunia.com/advisories/32721

http://secunia.com/advisories/32778

http://secunia.com/advisories/32798

http://secunia.com/advisories/32845

http://secunia.com/advisories/32853

http://secunia.com/advisories/33433

http://secunia.com/advisories/33434

http://secunia.com/advisories/34501

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

http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1

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

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671

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

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

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-58.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021192

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146

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

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453915

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9063

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2008-11-13

Updated: 2018-11-02

Type: CWE-91

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:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tenable Plugins

View all (52 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
67766Oracle Linux 5 : firefox (ELSA-2008-0978)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
67765Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : seamonkey (ELSA-2008-0977)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
67764Oracle Linux 4 : thunderbird (ELSA-2008-0976)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
63402GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)NessusGentoo Local Security Checks
critical
60498Scientific Linux Security Update : thunderbird on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
critical
60495Scientific Linux Security Update : seamonkey on SL3.x, SL4.x i386/x86_64NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
critical
60494Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
critical
43715CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2008:0978)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
critical
43714CentOS 4 / 5 : thunderbird (CESA-2008:0976)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
critical
41511SuSE 10 Security Update : gecko-sdk and mozilla-xulrunner (ZYPP Patch Number 5813)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
41465SuSE 10 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (ZYPP Patch Number 5826)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
40131openSUSE Security Update : seamonkey (seamonkey-326)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
40072openSUSE Security Update : mozilla-xulrunner181 (mozilla-xulrunner181-329)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
39894openSUSE Security Update : MozillaThunderbird (MozillaThunderbird-333)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
39884openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox (MozillaFirefox-334)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
37735Fedora 10 : thunderbird-2.0.0.18-1.fc10 (2008-9901)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
critical
37649Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 : mozilla-thunderbird, thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-668-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
critical
37572Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : firefox (MDVSA-2008:230)NessusMandriva Local Security Checks
critical
37285Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mozilla-firefox (MDVSA-2008:228)NessusMandriva Local Security Checks
critical
37099Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mozilla-thunderbird (MDVSA-2008:235)NessusMandriva Local Security Checks
critical
36711Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 : firefox, firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9 vulnerabilities (USN-667-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
critical
36485CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2008:0977)NessusCentOS 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
34967SuSE 10 Security Update : gecko-sdk and mozilla-xulrunner (ZYPP Patch Number 5811)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
34961openSUSE 10 Security Update : seamonkey (seamonkey-5815)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
34960openSUSE 10 Security Update : mozilla-xulrunner181 (mozilla-xulrunner181-5820)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
34958openSUSE 10 Security Update : MozillaThunderbird (MozillaThunderbird-5825)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
34957openSUSE 10 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (MozillaFirefox-5812)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
34950Debian DSA-1671-1 : iceweasel - several vulnerabilitiesNessusDebian Local Security Checks
critical
34941SuSE 10 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (ZYPP Patch Number 5786)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
34938Debian DSA-1669-1 : xulrunner - several vulnerabilitiesNessusDebian Local Security Checks
critical
34842RHEL 4 / 5 : thunderbird (RHSA-2008:0976)NessusRed Hat 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
4762Mozilla Thunderbird < 2.0.0.18 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorSMTP Clients
medium
34819Mozilla Thunderbird < 2.0.0.18 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
high
34778Fedora 9 : Miro-1.2.7-2.fc9 / cairo-dock-1.6.3.1-1.fc9.1 / chmsee-1.0.1-6.fc9 / devhelp-0.19.1-6.fc9 / etc (2008-9669)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
critical
34777Fedora 8 : Miro-1.2.7-2.fc8 / blam-1.8.3-19.fc8 / cairo-dock-1.6.3.1-1.fc8.1 / chmsee-1.0.0-5.31.fc8 / etc (2008-9667)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
critical
34771FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (f29fea8f-b19f-11dd-a55e-00163e000016)NessusFreeBSD Local Security Checks
critical
4753SeaMonkey < 1.1.13 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorWeb Clients
medium
4752Mozilla Firefox 3.x < 3.0.4 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorWeb Clients
medium
4751Mozilla Firefox < 2.0.0.18 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorWeb Clients
medium
34768SeaMonkey < 1.1.13 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
high
34767Firefox 3.0.x < 3.0.4 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
high
34766Firefox < 2.0.0.18 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
high
34764RHEL 4 / 5 : firefox (RHSA-2008:0978)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
34763RHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 : seamonkey (RHSA-2008:0977)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
801316Mozilla Thunderbird < 2.0.0.18 Multiple VulnerabilitiesLog Correlation EngineSMTP Clients
high
800876SeaMonkey < 1.1.13 Multiple VulnerabilitiesLog Correlation EngineWeb Clients
high
800751Firefox 3.x < 3.0.4 Multiple VulnerabilitiesLog Correlation EngineWeb Clients
high
800741Firefox < 2.0.0.18 Multiple VulnerabilitiesLog Correlation EngineWeb Clients
high