Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 27, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-1235
CVE-2008-1235
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that cause JavaScript to execute with the wrong principal, aka "Privilege escalation via incorrect principals."
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Affected products
108cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 49 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0.0.12
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:preview_release:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.0.0.13
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 23 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.1.8
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.1.9
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 33 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0.0.12
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.0.0.13
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
51- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-14.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29391nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29526nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29539nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29541nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29547nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29548nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29550nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29558nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29560nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29607nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29616nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29645nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/30016nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/30094nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/30105nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/30192nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/30327nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/30370nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/30620nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31043nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0998/referencesnvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0999/referencesnvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1793/referencesnvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/466521nvdUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00002.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0208.htmlnvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0128nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1532nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1534nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1535nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1574nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0207.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0209.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490196/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28448nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.slackware.com/security/viewer.phpnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-592-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-605-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2091/referencesnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41457nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10980nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00058.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00074.htmlnvd
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