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CVE-2008-4058 Details

Description

The XPConnect component in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to "pollute XPCNativeWrappers" and execute arbitrary code with chrome privileges via vectors related to (1) chrome XBL and (2) chrome JS.

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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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~ CVEThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html CVEThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=444075 CVEIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=444077 CVEIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31984 CVEThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mozilla firefox
< 2.0.0.17
>= 3.0, < 3.0.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mozilla seamonkey
< 1.1.12

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mozilla thunderbird
< 2.0.0.17

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
4.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
6.06
7.04
7.10
8.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4058
NVD Published Date:
Sep 24, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-4058 Details - Not Deferred