CVE-2008-2806

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 on Mac OS X allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and create arbitrary socket connections via a crafted Java applet, related to the Java Embedding Plugin (JEP) and Java LiveConnect.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.92% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31021 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30898 third party advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0216
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2646
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.383152 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=408329
http://secunia.com/advisories/31008 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1993/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31023 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30038 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31005 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020419 vdb entry
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#firefox2.0.0.15
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00288.html vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-28.html
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.384911 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31076 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-619-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30911 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494080/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00295.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2806?
CVE-2008-2806 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2806?
To fix CVE-2008-2806, 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-2008-2806 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-2806 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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