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CVE-2008-1240 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00002.html	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29526	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29539	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29541	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29547	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29558	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29560	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29616	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29645	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/30327	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/30620	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41458	CVE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238492-1	CVE
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0128	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1532	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1534	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1535	CVE
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:080	CVE
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-18.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490196/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28448	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-592-1	CVE
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087A.html	CVE	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0998/references	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1793/references	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00002.html	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29526	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29539	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29541	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29547	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29558	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29560	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29616	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29645	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30327	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30620	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41458	[email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238492-1	[email protected]
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0128	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1532	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1534	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1535	[email protected]
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:080	[email protected]
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-18.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490196/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28448	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-592-1	[email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087A.html	[email protected]	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0998/references	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1793/references	[email protected]

see all 52 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
mozilla firefox	<= 2.0.0.12
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
mozilla seamonkey	<= 1.1.8
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 28, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]