CVE-2008-5510
Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CSS Parser Null Byte Injection Vulnerability
Description
The CSS parser in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 ignores the '\0' escaped null character, which might allow remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms such as sanitization routines.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 17, 2008, 11:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 8, 2018, 8:12 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
10.0
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5510
vulnerability.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 08, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-690-2 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-690-2 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33188 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33188 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33523 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33523 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33184 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33184 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=228856 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=228856 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33205 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33205 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33204 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33204 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33203 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33203 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33408 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33408 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021425 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021425 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-701-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-701-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33231 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33231 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-258748-1 No Types Assigned http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-258748-1 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33216 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33216 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1707 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1707 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47415 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47415 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9662 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9662 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:244 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:244 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35080 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35080 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 No Types Assigned http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:012 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:012 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.0.18 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.0.4 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.1.13 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.0.18 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (excluding) 2.0.0.19 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.5 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (excluding) 1.1.14 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (excluding) 2.0.0.19 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-690-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/ [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:9662 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9662 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/47415 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47415 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 18, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-5510 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-2008-5510
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.52 }} 0.15%
score
0.73676
percentile