Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12, allow…
Priority MEDIUM 46Published · 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
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03268 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.0.0.17; 3.0 to before 3.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.1.12 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 6.06 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 8.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0.0.17; 3.0 to before 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.1.12 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 6.06 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 8.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2008:0882 Released 2008-09-24 · Red Hat rating Criticalseamonkey security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.24.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.24.el3.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.24.el3 +17
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el2.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el2.ia64 +18
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.24.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.24.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.24.el3.ia64 +37
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.10.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.10.el4.i386, devhelp-0.10-0.10.el4.ppc +27
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.10.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.10.el4.i386, devhelp-devel-0.10-0.10.el4 +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.20.el2.i386 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.24.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.24.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.24.el3.ia64 +27
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.10.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.10.el4.i386, devhelp-devel-0.10-0.10.el4 +19
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.20.el2.i386 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.24.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.24.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.24.el3.ia64 +27
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.10.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.10.el4.i386, devhelp-devel-0.10-0.10.el4 +19
- Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.20.el2.ia64, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.20.el2.ia64 +8
- RHSA-2008:0879 Released 2008-09-24 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) devhelp-0.12-19.el5, devhelp-0.12-19.el5.i386, devhelp-0.12-19.el5.ia64 +41
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-3.0.2-3.el4, firefox-3.0.2-3.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.2-3.el4.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) devhelp-0.12-19.el5, devhelp-0.12-19.el5.i386, firefox-3.0.2-3.el5 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) devhelp-0.12-19.el5, devhelp-devel-0.12-19.el5, devhelp-devel-0.12-19.el5.i386 +10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-3.0.2-3.el4, firefox-3.0.2-3.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-3.0.2-3.el4, firefox-3.0.2-3.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.2-3.el4.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-3.0.2-3.el4, firefox-3.0.2-3.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.2-3.el4.ia64
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0882 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0879 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0882 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0882 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0879, RHSA-2008:0882 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0879 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0879 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0879, RHSA-2008:0882 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0882 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0882 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0879, RHSA-2008:0882 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0882 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0882 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0879, RHSA-2008:0882 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0882 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3837
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w2pf-f3c3-85m7
References
Advisory 20
- SSA:2008-269-01
- DSA-1697
- FEDORA-2008-8401
- USN-645-1
- ADV-2009-0977
- USN-645-2
- SUSE-SA:2008:050
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9950
- FEDORA-2008-8425
- DSA-1669
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-40.html
- ADV-2008-2661
- SSA:2008-269-02
- 256408
- RHSA-2008:0879
- MDVSA-2008:205
- http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~
- FEDORA-2008-8429
- RHSA-2008:0882
- DSA-1649
Sources
- CVE-2008-3837 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-3837 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w2pf-f3c3-85m7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-3837 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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