CVE-2008-5511

N/A Unknown
Published: December 17, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 allows remote attackers to bypass the same origin policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via an XBL binding to an "unloaded document."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33184
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33188
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33189
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33203
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33204
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33205
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33216
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33231
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33232
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33408
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33415
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33421
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33523
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33547
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35080
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-258748-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1704
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1707
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:244
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:012
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-68.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1037.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021418
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-690-2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-701-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-701-2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=451680
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=464174
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47417
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11881
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-3/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33184
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33188
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33189
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33203
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33204
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33205
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33216
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33231
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33232
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33408
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33415
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33421
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33523
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33547
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35080
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-258748-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1704
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1707
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:244
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:012
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-68.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1037.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021418
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-690-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-701-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-701-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=451680
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=464174
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47417
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11881
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-3/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

86 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.0%
77th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

Affected Vendors

debian canonical mozilla

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