gsd-2008-5505
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:23
Details
Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 allows remote attackers to bypass intended privacy restrictions by using the persist attribute in an XUL element to create and access data entities that are similar to cookies.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2008-5505


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    "description": "Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 allows remote attackers to bypass intended privacy restrictions by using the persist attribute in an XUL element to create and access data entities that are similar to cookies.",
    "id": "GSD-2008-5505",
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      "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5505.html",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:1036",
      "https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2008-5505.html"
    ]
  },
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      "remediation": "unknown",
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      "modified": "2023-12-13T01:23:04.161746Z",
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            "accessComplexity": "LOW",
            "accessVector": "NETWORK",
            "authentication": "NONE",
            "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
            "baseScore": 5.0,
            "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
            "integrityImpact": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
            "version": "2.0"
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          "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
          "impactScore": 2.9,
          "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
          "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
          "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
          "severity": "MEDIUM",
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        }
      },
      "lastModifiedDate": "2018-10-03T21:56Z",
      "publishedDate": "2008-12-17T23:30Z"
    }
  }
}


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