CVE-2008-3836

critical

Description

feedWriter in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 allows remote attackers to execute scripts with chrome privileges via vectors related to feed preview and the (1) elem.doCommand, (2) elem.dispatchEvent, (3) _setTitleText, (4) _setTitleImage, and (5) _initSubscriptionUI functions.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45350

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=430658

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=360529

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2661

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020914

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31346

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-39.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:205

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1649

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.405232

http://secunia.com/advisories/34501

http://secunia.com/advisories/33433

http://secunia.com/advisories/32845

http://secunia.com/advisories/32196

http://secunia.com/advisories/32185

http://secunia.com/advisories/32144

http://secunia.com/advisories/32042

http://secunia.com/advisories/32012

http://secunia.com/advisories/31984

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html

http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-09-24

Updated: 2023-02-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical