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CVE-2008-5503
The loadBindingDocument function in Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14…
Low2.6EPSS 1.5%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
The loadBindingDocument function in Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 does not perform any security checks related to the same-domain policy, which allows remote attackers to read or access data from other domains via crafted XBL bindings.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 25% 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: Low 2.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (36)
- 32882 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 33408 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1697 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11423 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- USN-690-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=379959 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 33205 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 33421 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 33232 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0977 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- USN-690-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-701-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 33231 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 33433 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1707 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 1021424 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 256408 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:1037 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-61.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-1704 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- DSA-1696 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- mozilla-xbl-information-disclosure(47409) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 33204 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-701-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 33184 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:0002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 258748 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:244 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 33415 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 33523 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 35080 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 33547 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 33434 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 33189 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 34501 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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)
Record last updated .