CVE-2008-5504 describes a critical vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 2.x, specifically versions prior to 2.0.0.19, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with elevated chrome privileges. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.0.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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