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CVE-2008-4058

CVE Details

Release Date:2008-09-24
Impact:Critical What is this?

Description


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.

See more information about CVE-2008-4058 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 7.5
Vector String: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: Partial
Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 3 (seamonkey)ELSA-2008-08822008-09-24
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (devhelp)ELSA-2008-08822008-09-24
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (seamonkey)ELSA-2008-08822008-09-24
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (thunderbird)ELSA-2008-09082008-10-01
Oracle Linux version 5 (devhelp)ELSA-2008-08792008-09-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (firefox)ELSA-2008-08792008-09-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (nss)ELSA-2008-08792008-09-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (xulrunner)ELSA-2008-08792008-09-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (yelp)ELSA-2008-08792008-09-24


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