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CVE-2008-5512 json

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities 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 SeaM…

published 2008-12-17 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5489

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.9%
EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities 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 allow remote attackers to run arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via unknown vectors in which "page content can pollute XPCNativeWrappers."

Patch / fix

  • mozilla firefox 2.0.0.19, 3.0.5
  • mozilla seamonkey 1.1.14
  • mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.19
  • thunderbird RHEL 4 1.5.0.12-18.el4
  • thunderbird RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 2.0.0.19-1.el5_2
  • seamonkey RHEL 2.1 1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey RHEL 3 1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey RHEL 4 1.0.9-32.el4
  • seamonkey-nss RHEL 2.1 1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-nss RHEL 3 1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-chat RHEL 2.1 1.0.9-0.25.el2

red hat advisories RHSA-2009:0002RHSA-2008:1037RHSA-2008:1036

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-5512 updated

Firefox JavaScript privilege escalation

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-0.29.el3, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:1037
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) nspr 4.7.3-2.el5, nss 3.12.2.0-2.el5, firefox 3.0.5-1.el5_2, nss-tools 3.12.2.0-2.el5, xulrunner 1.9.0.5-1.el5_2, xulrunner-devel-unstable 1.9.0.5-1.el5_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:1036
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 seamonkey 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-0.25.el2, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-0.29.el3, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 nspr 4.7.3-1.el4, nss 3.12.2.0-1.el4, firefox 3.0.5-1.el4, seamonkey 1.0.9-32.el4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-32.el4, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-32.el4, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:1037
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) nspr 4.7.3-2.el5, nss 3.12.2.0-2.el5, firefox 3.0.5-1.el5_2, nss-tools 3.12.2.0-2.el5, xulrunner 1.9.0.5-1.el5_2, thunderbird 2.0.0.19-1.el5_2, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:1036
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 nspr 4.7.3-1.el4, nss 3.12.2.0-1.el4, firefox 3.0.5-1.el4, seamonkey 1.0.9-32.el4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-32.el4, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-32.el4, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:1037
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) nspr 4.7.3-2.el5, nss 3.12.2.0-2.el5, nss-tools 3.12.2.0-2.el5, xulrunner 1.9.0.5-1.el5_2, xulrunner-devel-unstable 1.9.0.5-1.el5_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:1036
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 seamonkey 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-0.25.el2, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-0.29.el3, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 nspr 4.7.3-1.el4, nss 3.12.2.0-1.el4, firefox 3.0.5-1.el4, seamonkey 1.0.9-32.el4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-32.el4, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-32.el4, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:1037
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird 2.0.0.19-1.el5_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0002
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 seamonkey 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-0.25.el2, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.9-0.29.el3, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-0.29.el3, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 nspr 4.7.3-1.el4, nss 3.12.2.0-1.el4, firefox 3.0.5-1.el4, seamonkey 1.0.9-32.el4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-32.el4, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-32.el4, +3 more Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 seamonkey 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.9-0.25.el2, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-0.25.el2, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:1037

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Exploit prediction

2.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.