CVE-2008-3836

Firefox < 2.0.0.17 - Remote Code Execution via Feed Preview Chrome Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

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 (27)

Core 27

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_slackware

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

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

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

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

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

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

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

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32144

Patch x_refsource_confirm

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

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

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

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

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

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

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

Patch x_refsource_confirm

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

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

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

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31984

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32185

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32196

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

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

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32042

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/33433

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

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

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

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

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

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

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert

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

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

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

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

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

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32845

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

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

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32012

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34501

Scores

EPSS 0.0253

EPSS Percentile 83.1%

Details

CWE

CWE-264

Status published

Products (47)

mozilla/firefox 0.8

mozilla/firefox 0.9 (2 CPE variants)

mozilla/firefox 0.9.1

mozilla/firefox 0.9.2

mozilla/firefox 0.9.3

mozilla/firefox 0.9_rc

mozilla/firefox 0.10

mozilla/firefox 0.10.1

mozilla/firefox 1.0

mozilla/firefox 1.0.1

... and 37 more

Published Sep 24, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026