National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3835
Original release date:09/24/2008
Last revised:04/16/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The nsXMLDocument::OnChannelRedirect function in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and execute arbitrary JavaScript code via unknown vectors.
Description
NOTE: Thunderbird shares the browser engine with Firefox and could be vulnerable if JavaScript were to be enabled in mail. This is not the default setting and we strongly discourage users from running JavaScript in mail.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-8429
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-8401
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=439034
External Source: XF
Name: firefox-onchannelredirect-security-bypass(45347)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-0977
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-647-1
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-645-2
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-645-1
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1020919
External Source: BID
Name: 31346
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:0908
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:0882
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-38.html
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2008:206
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2008:205
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2661
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1697
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1696
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1669
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 256408
External Source: SLACKWARE
Name: SSA:2008-270-01
External Source: SLACKWARE
Name: SSA:2008-269-01
External Source: SLACKWARE
Name: SSA:2008-269-02
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34501
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 33434
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 33433
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32845
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32144
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32092
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32082
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32044
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32042
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32025
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32012
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32010
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32007
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31985
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31984
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2008:050
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~