Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-3198 (CCN-44199)

Assigned:2008-07-15
Published:2008-07-15
Updated:2017-08-08
Summary:Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script into a chrome document via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by injection into a XUL error page.
Note: this can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code using CVE-2008-2933.
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:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
6.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
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 Type:CWE-94
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-3198

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-0597
Critical: firefox security update

Source: CCN
Type: Mozilla Firefox Web site
Firefox web browser

Source: CCN
Type: MFSA 2008-35
Command-line URLs launch multiple tabs when Firefox not running

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-35.html

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
30244

Source: CCN
Type: BID-30244
Mozilla Firefox 'chrome' Document Unspecified Script Injection Weakness

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=441169

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
firefox-chrome-xss(44199)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
firefox-chrome-xss(44199)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29066
    P
    		RHSA-2008:0597 -- firefox security update (Critical)
    2015-08-17
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21728
    P
    		ELSA-2008:0597: firefox security update (Critical)
    2014-05-26
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20080597
    P
    		RHSA-2008:0597: firefox security update (Critical)
    2008-07-17
    BACK
    mozilla firefox 3.0
    mozilla firefox 3.0
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5