CVE-2008-1233 Code injection in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey via XPCNativeWrapper pollution, requiring user interaction.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2008-1233?

CVE-2008-1233 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 27 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "XPCNativeWrapper pollution."

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1233?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1233?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2008-1233 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1233 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5rxf-q5vv-56x5.

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