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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-4058 · published 24 September 2008

CVE-2008-4058: Mozilla firefox permissions and access controls vulnerability

Mozilla · Firefox

The XPConnect component in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to "pollute XPCNativeWrappers" and execute arbitrary code with chrome privileges via vectors related to (1) chrome XBL and (2) chrome JS.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 5.1% · top 8.0% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
5.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
5Affected product versions listed by NVD
104References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The XPConnect component in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to "pollute XPCNativeWrappers" and execute arbitrary code with chrome privileges via vectors related to (1) chrome XBL and (2) chrome JS.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

5 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~ Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31984 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31985 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31987 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32007 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32010 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32011 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32012 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32025 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32042 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32044 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32082 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32089 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32092 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32095 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32096 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32144 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32185 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32196 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32845 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.379422 Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.405232 Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.412123 Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1649 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:205 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:206 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-41.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0879.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0882.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31346 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020915 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-4058), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.