Mozilla Firefox before Firefox 2.0.0.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9, can automatically install TLS client certificates with minimal user…

Description

Mozilla Firefox before Firefox 2.0.0.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9, can automatically install TLS client certificates with minimal user interaction, and automatically sends these certificates when requested, which makes it easier for remote web sites to track user activities across domains by requesting the TLS client certificates from other domains.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.3% · top 30% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (28)

• 20080327 rPSA-2008-0128-1 firefox (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 29541 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 29539 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1019704 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 30620 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 29560 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1532 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 30327 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 238492 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• USN-592-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 29616 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 29645 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://0x90.eu/ff_tls_poc.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• ADV-2008-1793 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 29558 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 29526 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2008:019 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• TA08-087A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-17.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=395399 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 28448 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• DSA-1534 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 29547 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200805-18 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0128 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2008-0998 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• DSA-1535 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:080 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 15:08 UTC.