CVE-2008-3836

Impact

feedWriter in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 allows remote attackers to execute scripts with chrome privileges via vectors related to feed preview and the (1) elem.doCommand, (2) elem.dispatchEvent, (3) _setTitleText, (4) _setTitleImage, and (5) _initSubscriptionUI functions.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• 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/32012
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32042
• 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.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
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:205
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-39.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31346
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020914
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-2
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2661
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=360529