CVE-2008-3837
What it is
Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12, allow user-assisted remote attackers to move a window during a mouse click, and possibly force a file download or unspecified other drag-and-drop action, via a crafted onmousedown action that calls window.moveBy, a variant of CVE-2003-0823.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 3.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 3.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.3 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 3.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mozilla Firefox < 2.0.0.17
- Mozilla Firefox < 3.0.2
- Mozilla Seamonkey < 1.1.12
- Debian Linux 4.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 7.04
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 7.10
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 9.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2008-3837.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2008-3837. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-40.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=329385
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-40.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=329385
References
- http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31984
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31985
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31987
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32010
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32011
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32012
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32042
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32044
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32089
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32095
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32096
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32144
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32185
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32196
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32845
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.379422
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.405232
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1649
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697