Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 7, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-2803
CVE-2008-2803
Description
The mozIJSSubScriptLoader.LoadScript function in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15, Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 and earlier, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 does not apply XPCNativeWrappers to scripts loaded from (1) file: URIs, (2) data: URIs, or (3) certain non-canonical chrome: URIs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving third-party add-ons.
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Affected products
40cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 15 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0.0.14
- 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:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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: <2.0.0.15
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.1.9
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey: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:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.1.10
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0.0.14
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.0.0.14
Patches
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References
55- secunia.com/advisories/30911nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00004.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0616.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30878nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30898nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30903nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30915nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30949nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31005nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31008nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31021nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31023nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31069nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31076nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31183nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31195nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31220nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31253nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31286nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31377nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31403nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33433nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/34501nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-03.xmlnvd
- slackware.com/security/viewer.phpnvd
- slackware.com/security/viewer.phpnvd
- slackware.com/security/viewer.phpnvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0216nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1607nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1615nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1621nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.htmlnvd
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-25.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0547.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0549.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0569.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494080/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30038nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-619-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-629-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1993/referencesnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977nvd
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvd
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2646nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10747nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00125.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00144.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00207.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00288.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00295.htmlnvd
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