CVE-2008-1235

N/A Unknown
Published: March 27, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that cause JavaScript to execute with the wrong principal, aka "Privilege escalation via incorrect principals."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0208.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29391
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29526
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29539
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29541
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29547
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29548
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29550
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29558
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29560
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29607
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29616
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29645
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30016
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30094
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30105
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30192
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30327
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30370
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30620
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31043
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238492-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239546-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0128
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1532
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1534
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1535
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1574
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/466521
Source: secalert@redhat.com
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:080
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:155
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-14.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0207.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0209.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490196/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28448
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019694
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.447313
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-592-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-605-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087A.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0998/references
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0999/references
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1793/references
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2091/references
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41457
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10980
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00058.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00074.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0208.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29391
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29526
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29539
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29541
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29547
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29548
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29550
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29558
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29560
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29607
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29616
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29645
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30016
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30094
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30105
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30192
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30327
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30370
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30620
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31043
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238492-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239546-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0128
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1532
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1534
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1535
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1574
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/466521
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:080
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:155
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-14.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0207.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0209.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490196/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28448
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019694
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.447313
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-592-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-605-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0998/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0999/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1793/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2091/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41457
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10980
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00058.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00074.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

102 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
24.0%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mozilla