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CVE-2008-5024

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.

Published

2008-11-13T11:30:01.457

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-91

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mozilla	firefox	< 2.0.0.18	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	< 3.0.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	< 1.1.13	Yes
Application	mozilla	thunderbird	< 2.0.0.18	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	6.06	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	7.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	8.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	8.10	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32684 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32693 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32694 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32695 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32713 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32714 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32715 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32721 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32778 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32798 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32845 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32853 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-58.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021192 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453915 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9063 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32684 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32693 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32694 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32695 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32713 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32714 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32715 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32721 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32778 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32798 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32845 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32853 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-58.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021192 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453915 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9063 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)