NVD

CVE-2008-5024 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 do not properly escape quote characters used for XML processing, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML injection attacks via the default namespace in an E4X document.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.5 HIGH

Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32684	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32684	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32693	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32693	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32694	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32694	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32695	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32695	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32713	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32713	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32714	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32714	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32715	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32715	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32721	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32721	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32778	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32778	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32798	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32798	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32845	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32845	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32853	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32853	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501	Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1	Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1	Broken Link
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1	Third Party Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-58.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-58.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021192	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021192	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453915	Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453915	Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9063	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9063	Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html	Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html	Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html	Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-91	XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)	NIST

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Change History

5 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:53:06 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Reference	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/32684
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/32693
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/32694
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/32695
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/32713
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/32714
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/32715
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/32721
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/32778
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/32798
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/32845
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/32853
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/33434
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
Added	Reference	http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
Added	Reference	http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
Added	Reference	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228
Added	Reference	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230
Added	Reference	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235
Added	Reference	http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-58.html
Added	Reference	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html
Added	Reference	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html
Added	Reference	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281
Added	Reference	http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021192
Added	Reference	http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
Added	Reference	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453915
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9063
Added	Reference	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html
Added	Reference	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html

Modified Analysis by NIST 11/02/2018 9:50:11 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CWE		CWE-91
Removed	CWE	CWE-94
Changed	CPE Configuration	Record truncated, showing 500 of 8181 characters. View Entire Change Record OR cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8::::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9::::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2::::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3::::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9_rc::::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10::::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1::::::: *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1	OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (excluding) 2.0.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::* versions from (including) 3.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey::::::::* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (excluding) 1.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird::::::::* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (excluding) 2.0.0.18
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06::::lts:::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10::::::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04::::lts:::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:::::::
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/32684 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/32684 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/32693 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/32693 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/32694 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/32694 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/32695 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/32695 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/32713 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/32713 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/32714 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/32714 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/32715 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/32715 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/32721 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/32721 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/32778 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/32778 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/32798 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/32798 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/32845 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/32845 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/32853 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/32853 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/33434 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/33434 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 No Types Assigned	http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1 No Types Assigned	http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669 No Types Assigned	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671 No Types Assigned	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696 No Types Assigned	http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 No Types Assigned	http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228 No Types Assigned	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230 No Types Assigned	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235 No Types Assigned	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html No Types Assigned	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html No Types Assigned	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html No Types Assigned	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021192 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021192 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html US Government Resource	http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146 No Types Assigned	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 No Types Assigned	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453915 Exploit	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453915 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9063 No Types Assigned	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9063 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html No Types Assigned	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html No Types Assigned	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html Third Party Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-5024
NVD Published Date:
11/13/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2008-5024 Detail

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:53:06 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 9:58:29 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 11/02/2018 9:50:11 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/28/2017 9:32:26 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 11/13/2008 2:39:00 PM

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