CVE-2008-1235: mozilla firefox
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-1235 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 6.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8Timeline
- 27-03-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that cause JavaScript to execute with the wrong principal, aka "Privilege escalation via incorrect principals."
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
6.05%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
93%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 6.05% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Mozilla3 products
- firefox≤ 2.0.0.12 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6.1 | 0.7 | 0.7.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9.1 | 0.9.2 | 0.9.3 | 1.0 | 1.0:preview_release | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.4 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.6 | 1.0.7 | 1.0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5.0.1 | 1.5.0.2 | 1.5.0.3 | 1.5.0.4 | 1.5.0.5 | 1.5.0.6 | 1.5.0.7 | 1.5.0.8 | 1.5.0.9 | 1.5.0.10 | 1.5.0.11 | 1.5.0.12 | 2.0 | 2.0.0.1 | 2.0.0.2 | 2.0.0.3 | 2.0.0.4 | 2.0.0.5 | 2.0.0.6 | 2.0.0.7 | 2.0.0.8 | 2.0.0.9 | 2.0.0.10 | 2.0.0.11
- seamonkey≤ 1.1.8 | 1.0 | 1.0:alpha | 1.0:beta | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.4 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.6 | 1.0.7 | 1.0.8 | 1.0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1:alpha | 1.1:beta | 1.1.1 | 1.1.2 | 1.1.3 | 1.1.4 | 1.1.5 | 1.1.6 | 1.1.7
- thunderbird≤ 2.0.0.12 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.4 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.6 | 1.0.7 | 1.0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5.0.2 | 1.5.0.4 | 1.5.0.5 | 1.5.0.7 | 1.5.0.8 | 1.5.0.9 | 1.5.0.10 | 1.5.0.12 | 1.5.0.13 | 1.5.0.14 | 2.0.0.0 | 2.0.0.4 | 2.0.0.5 | 2.0.0.6 | 2.0.0.9
1 vendor · 3 products
References
51 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10980VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
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- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource
- www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.447313Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SLACKWARE
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00058.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0128X Refsource CONFIRM
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00074.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA