CVE-2008-5504

Description

Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.19 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via vectors related to the feed preview, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3836.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.76% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021422 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10781 vdb entry signature
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453526
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-690-2 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33231 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1707 vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1037.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33184 third party advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-62.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:244 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47410 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33523 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33189 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5504?
CVE-2008-5504 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5504?
To fix CVE-2008-5504, 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-2008-5504 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5504 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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