CVE-2008-5019 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2008-5019?

CVE-2008-5019 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 13 Nov 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

The session restore feature in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 and 2.x before 2.0.0.18 allows remote attackers to violate the same origin policy to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5019?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5019?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2008-5019 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5019 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as CVE-2008-4317, GHSA-w542-59hv-5363.