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TI-2008-02677 Aliases CVE-2008-2802GHSA-77xj-v2qv-wvf3

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15, Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 and earlier, and SeaMonkey before…

Priority LOW 39CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15, Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 and earlier, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an XUL document that includes a script from a chrome: URI that points to a fastload file, related to this file's "privilege level."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03787 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 4 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 · 37

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0.0.14VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.8VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.0.14 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 27 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.9VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.10VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.11VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.12VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.13VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.1.9VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0.0.14VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.9VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.11VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.12VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.13VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.11 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.12 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.13 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.0.14 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.11 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.12 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.13 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2008:0616 Released 2008-07-23 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-2.0.0.16-1.el5, thunderbird-2.0.0.16-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird-2.0.0.16-1.el5, thunderbird-2.0.0.16-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.ia64
  • RHSA-2008:0549 Released 2008-07-02 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.ia64
  • RHSA-2008:0569 Released 2008-07-02 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) devhelp-0.12-17.el5, devhelp-0.12-17.el5.i386, devhelp-0.12-17.el5.ia64 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) devhelp-0.12-17.el5, devhelp-0.12-17.el5.i386, firefox-3.0-2.el5 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) devhelp-0.12-17.el5, devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5, devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5.i386 +5
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2008:0547 Released 2008-07-02 · Red Hat rating Critical
    seamonkey security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.20.el3 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.17.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.17.el2.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.17.el2.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3.ia64 +37
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6, seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6.ia64 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6, seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.17.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.17.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.17.el2.i386 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3.ia64 +27
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6, seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.17.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.17.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.17.el2.i386 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el3.ia64 +27
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6, seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-16.3.el4_6.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.17.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.17.el2.ia64, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.17.el2.ia64 +8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0569
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2008:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0547, RHSA-2008:0549, RHSA-2008:0616
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0569, RHSA-2008:0616
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0569
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0547, RHSA-2008:0549, RHSA-2008:0616
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0547, RHSA-2008:0549, RHSA-2008:0616
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0616
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0547, RHSA-2008:0549, RHSA-2008:0616
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0547

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2802
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-77xj-v2qv-wvf3
  3. 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Advisory 23

Other 8

  • 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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