CVE-2008-5510

Published: Dec 17, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The CSS parser in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 ignores the '\0' escaped null character, which might allow remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms such as sanitization routines.

Affected (9)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox, Seamonkey, Thunderbird · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Debian: Debian Linux

3 products

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	From 2.0 to 2.0.0.19
Mozilla Firefox	From 3.0 to 3.0.5
Mozilla Seamonkey	From 1.0 to 1.1.14
Mozilla Thunderbird	From 2.0 to 2.0.0.19

Configuration B

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 7.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 8.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 8.10

Configuration C

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 4.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 5.0

References (56)

http://secunia.com/advisories/33184

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/33188

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/33203

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/33204

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/33205

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/33216

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/33231

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/33408

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/33523

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34501

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35080

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-258748-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1707

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:244

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:012

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-67.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021425

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-690-2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-701-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=228856

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47415

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9662

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/33184