Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2008-4059 First vendor Publication 2008-09-24
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2017-09-29

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 7.5 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

The XPConnect component in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 allows remote attackers to "pollute XPCNativeWrappers" and execute arbitrary code with chrome privileges via vectors related to a SCRIPT element.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4059

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9529
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9529
Title: The XPConnect component in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 allows remote attackers to "pollute XPCNativeWrappers" and execute arbitrary code with chrome privileges via vectors related to a SCRIPT element.
Description: The XPConnect component in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 allows remote attackers to "pollute XPCNativeWrappers" and execute arbitrary code with chrome privileges via vectors related to a SCRIPT element.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2008-4059
 Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
 Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 121

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-10-13 Name : SLES10: Security update for Mozilla
File : nvt/sles10_gecko-sdk.nasl
2009-10-13 Name : SLES10: Security update for MozillaFirefox
File : nvt/sles10_MozillaFirefox4.nasl
2009-10-10 Name : SLES9: Security update for Epiphany and Mozilla
File : nvt/sles9p5036604.nasl
2009-04-09 Name : Mandriva Update for mozilla-thunderbird MDVSA-2008:206 (mozilla-thunderbird)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_206.nasl
2009-04-09 Name : Mandriva Update for mozilla-firefox MDVSA-2008:205 (mozilla-firefox)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_205.nasl
2009-03-23 Name : Ubuntu Update for mozilla-thunderbird, thunderbird vulnerabilities USN-647-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_647_1.nasl
2009-03-23 Name : Ubuntu Update for firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9 regression USN-645-3
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_645_3.nasl
2009-03-23 Name : Ubuntu Update for firefox vulnerabilities USN-645-2
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_645_2.nasl
2009-03-23 Name : Ubuntu Update for firefox, firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9 vulnerabilities USN-645-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_645_1.nasl
2009-03-06 Name : RedHat Update for thunderbird RHSA-2008:0908-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0908-01_thunderbird.nasl
2009-03-06 Name : RedHat Update for seamonkey RHSA-2008:0882-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0882-01_seamonkey.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for thunderbird CESA-2008:0908 centos4 x86_64
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0908_thunderbird_centos4_x86_64.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for seamonkey CESA-2008:0882-01 centos2 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0882-01_seamonkey_centos2_i386.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for seamonkey CESA-2008:0882 centos3 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0882_seamonkey_centos3_i386.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for seamonkey CESA-2008:0882 centos3 x86_64
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0882_seamonkey_centos3_x86_64.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for thunderbird CESA-2008:0908 centos4 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0908_thunderbird_centos4_i386.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for seamonkey FEDORA-2008-8401
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_8401_seamonkey_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for seamonkey FEDORA-2008-8429
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_8429_seamonkey_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for thunderbird FEDORA-2008-9807
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9807_thunderbird_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for thunderbird FEDORA-2008-9859
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9859_thunderbird_fc9.nasl
2009-01-23 Name : SuSE Update for MozillaFirefox,MozillaThunderbird,seamonkey,mozilla SUSE-SA:...
File : nvt/gb_suse_2008_050.nasl
2009-01-13 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1697-1 (iceape)
File : nvt/deb_1697_1.nasl
2009-01-13 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1696-1 (icedove)
File : nvt/deb_1696_1.nasl
2008-11-24 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1669-1 (xulrunner)
File : nvt/deb_1669_1.nasl
2008-11-01 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1649-1 (iceweasel)
File : nvt/deb_1649_1.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : FreeBSD Ports: firefox
File : nvt/freebsd_firefox34.nasl
0000-00-00 Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2008-270-01 mozilla-thunderbird
File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2008_270_01.nasl
0000-00-00 Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2008-269-02 seamonkey
File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2008_269_02.nasl
0000-00-00 Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2008-269-01 mozilla-firefox
File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2008_269_01.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
48770 Mozilla Firefox XPConnect Component SCRIPT Element Privileged Code Execution

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0908.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0882.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-03-09 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-645-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-01-08 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201301-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update.
File : sl_20081001_thunderbird_on_SL4_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20080923_seamonkey_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_seamonkey-081003.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_mozilla-xulrunner190-081002.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_mozilla-xulrunner181-081002.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_MozillaThunderbird-081003.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_MozillaFirefox-081002.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-647-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-645-3.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-645-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-206.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-205.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-01-08 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1696.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-01-08 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1697.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-24 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1669.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-21 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2008-9859.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-21 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2008-9807.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-10-09 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1649.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-10-08 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_mozilla-xulrunner181-5656.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-10-08 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_gecko-sdk-5654.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-10-07 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_seamonkey-5657.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-10-06 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_MozillaThunderbird-5655.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-10-06 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.
File : centos_RHSA-2008-0908.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-10-02 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0908.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-10-01 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_MozillaFirefox-5640.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-10-01 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_MozillaFirefox-5644.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-29 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2008-8401.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-29 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2008-8429.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-28 Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.
File : Slackware_SSA_2008-270-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-26 Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.
File : Slackware_SSA_2008-269-02.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-26 Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.
File : Slackware_SSA_2008-269-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-26 Name : The remote Windows host contains a mail client that is affected by multiple v...
File : mozilla_thunderbird_20017.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-25 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2008-0882.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-24 Name : A web browser on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
File : seamonkey_1112.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-24 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0882.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-24 Name : The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple v...
File : mozilla_firefox_302.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-24 Name : The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple v...
File : mozilla_firefox_20017.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-24 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_2273879e8a2f11dda6fe0030843d3802.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31346
CONFIRM http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-41.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=419848
DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1649
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
FEDORA https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg013...
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg014...
MANDRIVA http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:205
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:206
OVAL https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
REDHAT http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0882.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html
SECTRACK http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020915
SECUNIA http://secunia.com/advisories/31984
http://secunia.com/advisories/31985
http://secunia.com/advisories/32007
http://secunia.com/advisories/32010
http://secunia.com/advisories/32012
http://secunia.com/advisories/32025
http://secunia.com/advisories/32042
http://secunia.com/advisories/32044
http://secunia.com/advisories/32082
http://secunia.com/advisories/32092
http://secunia.com/advisories/32144
http://secunia.com/advisories/32185
http://secunia.com/advisories/32196
http://secunia.com/advisories/32845
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
SLACKWARE http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&...
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&...
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&...
SUNALERT http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
SUSE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html
UBUNTU http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-647-1
VUPEN http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2661
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
XF https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45352

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