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TI-2008-01192 Aliases CVE-2008-1241GHSA-wwx7-qx3f-7g4r

GUI overlay vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9…

Priority LOW 24CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

GUI overlay vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to spoof form elements and redirect user inputs via a borderless XUL pop-up window from a background tab.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01791 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0.0.12VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.1.8VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.0.12 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2008:0209 Released 2008-04-03 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-10.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-10.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-10.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el5_1, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el5_1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-10.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-10.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-10.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-10.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-10.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el5_1, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el5_1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-10.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-10.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-10.el4.ia64
  • RHSA-2008:0208 Released 2008-03-27 · Red Hat rating Critical
    seamonkey security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.16.el3 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.14.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.14.el2.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.14.el2.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3.ia64 +37
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4.ia64 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-15.el4 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.14.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.14.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.14.el2.i386 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3.ia64 +27
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.14.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.14.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.14.el2.i386 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3.ia64 +27
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.14.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.14.el2.ia64, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.14.el2.ia64 +8
  • RHSA-2008:0207 Released 2008-03-27 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-1.5.0.12-14.el5_1, firefox-1.5.0.12-14.el5_1.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-14.el5_1.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.14.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.14.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.14.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-1.5.0.12-14.el5_1, firefox-1.5.0.12-14.el5_1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.14.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.14.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.14.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.14.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.14.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.14.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.14.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.14.el4.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0207
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2008:0208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0207, RHSA-2008:0208, RHSA-2008:0209
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0207, RHSA-2008:0209
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0207, RHSA-2008:0208, RHSA-2008:0209
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0207, RHSA-2008:0208, RHSA-2008:0209
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0209
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0207, RHSA-2008:0208, RHSA-2008:0209
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0208

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1241
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wwx7-qx3f-7g4r

References

Advisory 12

Other 5

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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