CVE-2008-4058
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · CWE-264
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)5%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.htmlAdvisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31984Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31985Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31987Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32007Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32010Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32011Advisory