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CVE-2008-4058


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.


Published

2008-09-24T20:37:04.533

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application mozilla firefox < 2.0.0.17 Yes
Application mozilla firefox < 3.0.2 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey < 1.1.12 Yes
Application mozilla thunderbird < 2.0.0.17 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 6.06 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 7.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 7.10 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 8.04 Yes

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