CVE-2008-5504: mozilla firefox
CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 17-12-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-5504 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 2.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.55%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 17-12-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.19 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via vectors related to the feed preview, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3836.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.55%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
85%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.55% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score2.55%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Mozilla1 product
- firefox≤ 2.0.0.18 | 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 | 2.0.0.12 | 2.0.0.13 | 2.0.0.14 | 2.0.0.15 | 2.0.0.16 | 2.0.0.17
1 vendor · 1 product
References
17 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10781VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453526X Refsource MISC
