VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-1240
LiveConnect in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9 does not properly parse the content origin for jar: URIs before sending them to the Java plugin, which allows remote attackers to access arbitrary ports on the local machine.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.22%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
LiveConnect in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9 does not properly parse the content origin for jar: URIs before sending them to the Java plugin, which allows remote attackers to access arbitrary ports on the local machine. NOTE: this is closely related to CVE-2008-1195.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.22% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox · mozilla/seamonkey
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29526
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29539
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29541
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29547
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29558
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29560
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29616
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29645
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30327
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30620
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238492-1
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0128
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1532
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1534
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1535
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:080
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-18.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490196/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28448
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-592-1
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0998/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1793/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41458
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29526
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29539
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29541
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.