HIGH
chrome privilege via wrong principal
Published Mar 27, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.05%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that cause JavaScript to execute with the wrong principal, aka "Privilege escalation via incorrect principals."
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.0.0.12
- 0.1
- 0.2
- 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.6.1
- 0.7
- 0.7.1
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.5
- 1.5.0.1
- 1.5.0.2
- 1.5.0.3
- 1.5.0.4
- 1.5.0.5
- 1.5.0.6
- 1.5.0.7
- 1.5.0.8
- 1.5.0.9
- 1.5.0.10
- 1.5.0.11
- 1.5.0.12
- 2.0
- 2.0.0.1
- 2.0.0.2
- 2.0.0.3
- 2.0.0.4
- 2.0.0.5
- 2.0.0.6
- 2.0.0.7
- 2.0.0.8
- 2.0.0.9
- 2.0.0.10
- 2.0.0.11
- ≤ 1.1.8
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.1
- 1.1
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.6
- 1.1.7
- ≤ 2.0.0.12
- 0.1
- 0.2
- 0.3
- 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.7
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 1.0
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.5
- 1.5.0.2
- 1.5.0.4
- 1.5.0.5
- 1.5.0.7
- 1.5.0.8
- 1.5.0.9
- 1.5.0.10
- 1.5.0.12
- 1.5.0.13
- 1.5.0.14
- 2.0.0.0
- 2.0.0.4
- 2.0.0.5
- 2.0.0.6
- 2.0.0.9
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.14.el2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.16.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:1.5.0.12-0.14.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0207
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-15.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0208
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-10.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0209
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:1.5.0.12-14.el5_1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0207
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-11.el5_1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0209
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.14.el2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0208 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.16.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0208 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:1.5.0.12-0.14.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0207 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-15.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0208 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-10.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0209 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:1.5.0.12-14.el5_1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0207 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-11.el5_1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0209 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.05% 0.06055
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06055
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 6.05% (0.06055) | 93.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.05% (0.06055) | 92.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 23.96% (0.23963) | 96.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 19.12% (0.19121) | 94.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.08% (0.14083) | 90.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 19.55% (0.19545) | 94.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 8, 2025 | 85.27% (0.85268) | 98.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2025 | 80.38% (0.80380) | 98.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 22, 2024 | 83.26% (0.83260) | 98.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 69.16% (0.69161) | 98.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 14, 2024 | 51.50% (0.51499) | 97.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 7, 2024 | 44.43% (0.44431) | 97.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 29, 2024 | 46.14% (0.46142) | 97.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2024 | 49.03% (0.49027) | 97.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 42.80% (0.42795) | 97.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 49.03% (0.49034) | 97.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 50.34% (0.50337) | 96.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Mar 27, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 10, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1235
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a