4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-0591
Mozilla Firefox Focus Hijack Vulnerability
Description

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12 and Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12 does not properly manage a delay timer used in confirmation dialogs, which might allow remote attackers to trick users into confirming an unsafe action, such as remote file execution, by using a timer to change the window focus, aka the "dialog refocus bug" or "ffclick2".

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 9, 2008, midnight

Last Modified :

Oct. 15, 2018, 10:01 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-0591 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla thunderbird
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-0591.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-06/0026.html
http://browser.netscape.com/releasenotes/
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/ffclick2/ Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28754 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28758 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28766 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28808 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28818 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28839 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28864 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28865 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28877 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28879 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28924 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28939 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28958 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29049 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29086 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29164 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29167 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29567
http://secunia.com/advisories/30327
http://secunia.com/advisories/30620
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2781
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238492-1
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/6251b18e050302ebe7fe74294b55c818.html
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0051
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0093
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0093
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1484
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1485
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1489
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1506
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:048
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:062
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-08.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0103.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0104.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0105.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470446/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487826/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488002/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488971/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24293
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27683
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019339
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-576-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0453/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0454/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0627/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1793/references
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=376473
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1995
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10900
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00274.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00309.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00381.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00905.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00946.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-0591 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-0591 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/488971/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/488002/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/470446/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/487826/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488971/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488002/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487826/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470446/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10900 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10900 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-0591 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-0591 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

14.94 }} 5.07%

score

0.95942

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability