CVE-2008-5508 Other in n/a
Remote attackers can misrepresent URLs via whitespace or control characters, facilitating phishing attacks against Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey users.
- 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-2008-5508?
CVE-2008-5508 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 17 Dec 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
Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 does not properly parse URLs with leading whitespace or control characters, which might allow remote attackers to misrepresent URLs and simplify phishing attacks.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5508?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5508?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2008-5508 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5508 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as CVE-2008-5509, GHSA-ggjv-5q8p-39gf.