CVE-2008-3837: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-3837 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5Timeline
- 24-09-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12, allow user-assisted remote attackers to move a window during a mouse click, and possibly force a file download or unspecified other drag-and-drop action, via a crafted onmousedown action that calls window.moveBy, a variant of CVE-2003-0823.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
3.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.27% 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
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL6.06 | 7.04 | 7.10 | 8.04
Debian1 product
- debian_linuxEOL4.0
3 vendors · 4 products
References
41 links- slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.405232Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SLACKWAREThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01384.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAThird Party Advisory
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- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9950VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVALThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01335.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.379422Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SLACKWAREThird Party Advisory
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUNALERTBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0879.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:205Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01403.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0882.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party Advisory