CVE-2008-3835

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-09-24 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The nsXMLDocument::OnChannelRedirect function in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and execute arbitrary JavaScript code via unknown vectors.

Affected products

Mozilla Firefox: through 2.0.0.16; 0.8, 0.9, 0.9-rc, 0.9.1, 0.9.2, 0.9.3 (+44)
Mozilla Seamonkey: through 1.1.11; 1.0, 1.0-beta, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4 (+9)
Mozilla Thunderbird: through 2.0.0.16; 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6 (+54)

References

http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31984
http://secunia.com/advisories/31985
http://secunia.com/advisories/32007
http://secunia.com/advisories/32010
http://secunia.com/advisories/32012
http://secunia.com/advisories/32025
http://secunia.com/advisories/32042
http://secunia.com/advisories/32044
http://secunia.com/advisories/32082
http://secunia.com/advisories/32092

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