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National Vulnerability Database

National Vulnerability Database

NVD

National Vulnerability Database
  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-1235 Detail

Current 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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Metrics

 
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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  9.3 HIGH
Vector:  (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:preview_release:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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2.0.0.12
 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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1.1.8
 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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2.0.0.12

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-1235
NVD Published Date:
03/27/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.