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TI-2008-04773 Aliases CVE-2008-5019GHSA-w542-59hv-5363

The session restore feature in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 and 2.x before 2.0.0.18…

Priority LOW 26CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The session restore feature in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 and 2.x before 2.0.0.18 allows remote attackers to violate the same origin policy to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via unknown vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0307 87th 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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0 to before 2.0.0.18; 3.0 to before 3.0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*6.06VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*8.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 to before 2.0.0.18; 3.0 to before 3.0.4 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:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 8.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2008:0978 Released 2008-11-13 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) devhelp-0.12-20.el5, devhelp-0.12-20.el5.i386, devhelp-0.12-20.el5.ia64 +41
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-3.0.4-1.el4, firefox-3.0.4-1.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.4-1.el4.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) devhelp-0.12-20.el5, devhelp-0.12-20.el5.i386, firefox-3.0.4-1.el5 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) devhelp-0.12-20.el5, devhelp-devel-0.12-20.el5, devhelp-devel-0.12-20.el5.i386 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-3.0.4-1.el4, firefox-3.0.4-1.el4.i386, nss-3.12.1.1-3.el4 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-3.0.4-1.el4, firefox-3.0.4-1.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.4-1.el4.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-3.0.4-1.el4, firefox-3.0.4-1.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.4-1.el4.ia64 +6
  • RHSA-2008:0977 Released 2008-11-13 · Red Hat rating Critical
    seamonkey security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.25.el3 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.21.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.21.el2.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.21.el2.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3.ia64 +37
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4.ia64 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-28.el4 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.21.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.21.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.21.el2.i386 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3.ia64 +27
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.21.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.21.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.21.el2.i386 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.25.el3.ia64 +27
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-28.el4.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.21.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.21.el2.ia64, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.21.el2.ia64 +8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0977, RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0977, RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0977, RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0977, RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0977

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5019
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w542-59hv-5363

References

Advisory 14

Other 1

Sources

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