CVE-2008-1240

Description

LiveConnect in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9 does not properly parse the content origin for jar: URIs before sending them to the Java plugin, which allows remote attackers to access arbitrary ports on the local machine. NOTE: this is closely related to CVE-2008-1195.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.59% Top 15%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490196/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/29541	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29539	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30620	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29560	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1532	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30327	third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238492-1	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-592-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29616	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29645	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1793/references	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41458	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29558	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29526	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00002.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-18.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28448	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1534	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29547	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml	vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0128
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0998/references	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1535	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:080	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1240?: CVE-2008-1240 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1240?: To fix CVE-2008-1240, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1240 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-1240 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.