CVE-2008-4065 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting older versions of Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey. This flaw allowed remote attackers to bypass XSS protection by embedding byte order mark (BOM) characters in JavaScript code, which were then stripped before execution. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial integrity impact, but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.0.0.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.0, < 3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.1.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.0.0.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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