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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-5510

The CSS parser in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 ignores the '\0' escaped null character, which might allow remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms such as sanitization routines.
Publish Date : 2008-12-17 Last Update Date : 2018-11-08
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
5.0
Confidentiality Impact None (There is no impact to the confidentiality of the system.)
Integrity Impact Partial (Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited.)
Availability Impact None (There is no impact to the availability of the system.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s) Bypass a restriction or similar
CWE ID CWE id is not defined for this vulnerability

- Additional Vendor Supplied Data

Vendor Impact CVSS Score CVSS Vector Report Date Publish Date
Redhat low 2008-12-08 2008-12-16
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- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
CVE-2008-5510 oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20085510 unix
DSA-1707 iceweasel -- several vulnerabilities oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7805 unix
DSA-1707-1 iceweasel -- several vulnerabilities oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13605 unix
ELSA-2008:1036: firefox security update (Critical) oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22738 unix
RHSA-2008:1036 -- firefox security update (Critical) oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29215 unix
RHSA-2008:1036: firefox security update (Critical) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20081036 unix
The CSS parser in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonk... oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9662 unix
OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2008-5510

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 OS Canonical Ubuntu Linux 7.10 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
2 OS Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
3 OS Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.10 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
4 OS Debian Debian Linux 4.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
5 OS Debian Debian Linux 5.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
6 Application Mozilla Firefox * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
7 Application Mozilla Seamonkey * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
8 Application Mozilla Thunderbird * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 3
Debian Debian Linux 2
Mozilla Firefox 1
Mozilla Seamonkey 1
Mozilla Thunderbird 1

- References For CVE-2008-5510

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-67.html CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/33204
SECUNIA 33204
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-690-2
UBUNTU USN-690-2
http://secunia.com/advisories/33216
SECUNIA 33216
http://secunia.com/advisories/33188
SECUNIA 33188
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882
BID 32882 Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities Release Date:2014-09-23
http://secunia.com/advisories/33184
SECUNIA 33184
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1707
DEBIAN DSA-1707
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:244
MANDRIVA MDVSA-2008:244
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245
MANDRIVA MDVSA-2008:245
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:012
MANDRIVA MDVSA-2009:012
http://secunia.com/advisories/33523
SECUNIA 33523
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021425
SECTRACK 1021425
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html
REDHAT RHSA-2008:1036
http://secunia.com/advisories/33203
SECUNIA 33203
http://secunia.com/advisories/33231
SECUNIA 33231
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=228856
http://secunia.com/advisories/33205
SECUNIA 33205
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
SUNALERT 256408
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
VUPEN ADV-2009-0977
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
SECUNIA 34501
http://secunia.com/advisories/35080
SECUNIA 35080
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-258748-1
SUNALERT 258748
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-701-1
UBUNTU USN-701-1
http://secunia.com/advisories/33408
SECUNIA 33408
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47415
XF mozilla-cssparser-security-bypass(47415)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9662
OVAL oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9662
https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/
UBUNTU USN-690-1

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2008-5510

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)
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