CVE-2008-3836

Description

feedWriter in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 allows remote attackers to execute scripts with chrome privileges via vectors related to feed preview and the (1) elem.doCommand, (2) elem.dispatchEvent, (3) _setTitleText, (4) _setTitleImage, and (5) _initSubscriptionUI functions.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.76% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.405232 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45350 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32144 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=430658 patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-2 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31346 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=360529 patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31984 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32185 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32196 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32042 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 third party advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-39.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2661 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020914 vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:205 vendor advisory
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~
http://secunia.com/advisories/32845 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1649 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32012 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3836?
CVE-2008-3836 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3836?
To fix CVE-2008-3836, 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-2008-3836 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3836 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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