Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-5019
The session restore feature in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 and 2.x before 2.0.0.18 allows remote attackers to violate the same origin policy to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via unknown vectors.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Threat overview for CVE-2008-5019
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
5555
IPs affected by CVE-2008-5019 119
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Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5019
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.18%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 55 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-5019
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-5019
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-5019
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html
SupportThird Party Advisory
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228
MandrivaThird Party Advisory
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: xulrunner-1.9.0.4-1.fc9Third Party Advisory
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230
MandrivaThird Party Advisory
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html
Mozilla Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | CISAThird Party Advisory;US Government Resource
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=459906%2C460983
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudThird Party Advisory
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021184
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Mozilla (SUSE-SA:2008:055) - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing ListsThird Party Advisory
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http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1
USN-667-1: Firefox and xulrunner vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | UbuntuThird Party Advisory
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: firefox-2.0.0.18-1.fc8Third Party Advisory
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
Broken Link
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10943
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudThird Party Advisory
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-53.html
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html
SupportThird Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2008-5019
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*