Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-0416 (CCN-40488)

Assigned:2008-02-07
Published:2008-02-07
Updated:2023-02-13
Summary:Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via certain character encodings, including (1) a backspace character that is treated as whitespace, (2) 0x80 with Shift_JIS encoding, and (3) "zero-length non-ASCII sequences" in certain Asian character sets.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-0416

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-0103
Critical: firefox security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-0104
Critical: seamonkey security update

Source: CCN
Type: SA30620
Sun Solaris Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: SA31043
Sun Solaris Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Alert ID: 238492
Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Solaris 10 Firefox may Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code and Access to Unauthorized Data

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Alert ID: 239546
Security Vulnerabilities in Thunderbird for Solaris May Result in Privilege Escalation or Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1484
xulrunner -- several vulnerabilities

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1485
icedove -- several vulnerabilities

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1489
iceweasel -- several vulnerabilities

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: MFSA 2008-13
Multiple XSS vulnerabilities from character encoding

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 42056
Mozilla Multiple Browsers Character Encoding Multiple Unspecified XSS

Source: CCN
Type: BID-29303
Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Character Encoding Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: USN-576-1
Firefox vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: USN-592-1
Firefox vulnerabilities

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: US Government Resource
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
firefox-character-encoding-xss(40488)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 6:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 7:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 8:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1::beta:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:10::sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:10::x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1::itanium:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:6.06::lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.6.z:ga:as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.6.z:ga:es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:opensolaris:build_snv_89::x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:opensolaris:build_snv_89::sparc:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17533
    P
    		USN-576-1 -- firefox vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17694
    P
    		USN-592-1 -- firefox vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8000
    P
    		DSA-1484 xulrunner -- several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18434
    P
    		DSA-1489-1 iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20267
    P
    		DSA-1484-1 xulrunner - several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7909
    P
    		DSA-1489 iceweasel -- several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7914
    P
    		DSA-1485 icedove -- several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18417
    P
    		DSA-1485-2 icedove - several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22437
    P
    		ELSA-2008:0103: firefox security update (Critical)
    2014-05-26
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20080103
    P
    		RHSA-2008:0103: firefox security update (Critical)
    2008-03-20
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20080104
    P
    		RHSA-2008:0104: seamonkey security update (Critical)
    2008-03-20
    oval:org.debian:def:1489
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2008-02-10
    oval:org.debian:def:1484
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2008-02-10
    oval:org.debian:def:1485
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2008-02-10
    BACK
    mozilla firefox 2.0
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.1
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.2
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.3
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.4
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.5
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.5
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.3
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.6
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.9
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.4
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.3
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.2
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.1
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.2
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.1
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.7
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.6
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.7
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.4
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.8
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.5
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.6
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.11
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.9
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.10
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.0
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.11
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.8
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.7
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    sun solaris 10
    sun solaris 10
    redhat linux advanced workstation 2.1
    canonical ubuntu 6.06
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    debian debian linux 4.0
    canonical ubuntu 7.04
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    canonical ubuntu 7.10
    redhat enterprise linux 4.6.z ga
    redhat enterprise linux 4.6.z ga
    sun opensolaris build_snv_89
    sun opensolaris build_snv_89