National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3836

Overview

feedWriter in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 allows remote attackers to execute scripts with chrome privileges via vectors related to feed preview and the (1) elem.doCommand, (2) elem.dispatchEvent, (3) _setTitleText, (4) _setTitleImage, and (5) _initSubscriptionUI functions.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=430658

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=430658

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=360529

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=360529

External Source: XF

Name: firefox-feedwriter-code-execution(45350)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45350

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2009-0977

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-645-2

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-2

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-645-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-1

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1020914

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020914

External Source: BID

Name: 31346

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31346

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-39.html

Hyperlink:http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-39.html

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2008:205

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:205

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-2661

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/2661

External Source: DEBIAN

Name: DSA-1697

Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697

External Source: DEBIAN

Name: DSA-1669

Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669

External Source: SUNALERT

Name: 256408

Hyperlink:http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1

External Source: SLACKWARE

Name: SSA:2008-269-01

Hyperlink:http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.405232

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 34501

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/34501

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33433

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33433

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32845

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32845

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32144

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32144

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32042

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32042

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32012

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32012

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 31984

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/31984

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SA:2008:050

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~

Hyperlink:http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~