CVE-2008-3837
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CVE-2008-3837 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12, allow user-assisted remote attackers to move a window during a mouse click, and possibly force a file download or unspecified other drag-and-drop action, via a crafted onmousedown action that calls window.moveBy, a variant of CVE-2003-0823.. EPSS estimates a 3.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12, allow user-assisted remote attackers to move a window during a mouse click, and possibly force a file download or unspecified other drag-and-drop action, via a crafted onmousedown action that calls window.moveBy, a variant of CVE-2003-0823.
Metrics
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 2.0.0.17 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | >= 3.0, < 3.0.2 |
| Mozilla | Seamonkey | < 1.1.12 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 6.06 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 7.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 7.10 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 8.04 |
References
- http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31984Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31985Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31987Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32010Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32011Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32012Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32042Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32044Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32089Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32095Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32096Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32144Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32185Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32196Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32845Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33433Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34501Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1649Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:205Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0879.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0882.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31346Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020922Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2661Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=329385Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45348Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31984Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31985Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31987Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32010Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32011Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32012Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32042Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32044Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32089Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32095Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32096Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32144Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32185Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32196Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32845Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33433Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34501Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1649Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:205Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0879.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0882.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31346Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020922Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2661Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=329385Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45348Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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