MEDIUM
Firefox errors parsing URLs with control characters
Published Dec 17, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.22%
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 does not properly parse URLs with leading whitespace or control characters, which might allow remote attackers to misrepresent URLs and simplify phishing attacks.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
OR
- 6.06
- 7.10
- 8.04
- 8.10
Configuration 3
OR
- 4.0
- 5.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:3.0.5-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1036
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
nspr-0:4.7.3-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1036
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
nss-0:3.12.2.0-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1036
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-32.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-18.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0002
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:3.0.5-1.el5_2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1036
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nspr-0:4.7.3-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1036
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nss-0:3.12.2.0-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1036
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird-0:2.0.0.19-1.el5_2
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0002
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xulrunner-0:1.9.0.5-1.el5_2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1036
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1037 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1037 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:3.0.5-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1036 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | nspr-0:4.7.3-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1036 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | nss-0:3.12.2.0-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1036 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-32.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1037 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-18.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0002 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:3.0.5-1.el5_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1036 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nspr-0:4.7.3-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1036 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nss-0:3.12.2.0-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1036 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird-0:2.0.0.19-1.el5_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0002 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner-0:1.9.0.5-1.el5_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1036 |
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.22% 0.02222
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02222
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.22% (0.02222) | 82.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.22% (0.02222) | 80.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.22% (0.02217) | 83.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.66% (0.05657) | 83.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.63% (0.01626) | 80.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.35% (0.01347) | 85.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00284) | 67.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00284) | 63.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 85.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 84.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 67.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (45)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33184 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33188 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33189 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33203 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33204 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33205 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33216 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33231 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33408 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33415 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33421 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33434 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33523 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33547 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35080 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-258748-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1704 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1707 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:244 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:012 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-66.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1037.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021426 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-690-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-701-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-701-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5508 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=425046 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460803 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=476281 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47414 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5508
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11040 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5508
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33184 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33188 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33189 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33203 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33204 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33205 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33216 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33231 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33408 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33415 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33421 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33434 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33523 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33547 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/35080 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-258748-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1704 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1707 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:244 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:012 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-66.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1037.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021426 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-690-2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-701-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-701-2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5508 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=425046 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460803 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=476281 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47414 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5508 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11040 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5508 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Dec 17, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 12, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5508
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a