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CVE-2008-5023 Detail

Description

Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to bypass the protection mechanism for codebase principals and execute arbitrary script via the -moz-binding CSS property in a signed JAR file.


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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/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/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/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.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.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-57.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-57.html Vendor 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?1021189 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021189 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=424733 Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=424733 Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9908 Third Party Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9908 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-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-5023
NVD Published Date:
11/13/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.