CVE-2008-5510

Firefox null characters ignored by CSS parser

Published Dec 17, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
The CSS parser in 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 ignores the '\0' escaped null character, which might allow remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms such as sanitization routines.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1707-1 New iceweasel packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5487 The CSS parser in 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 ignores the '\0' escaped null character, which might allow remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms such as sanitization routines.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-690-1 Firefox and xulrunner vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-690-2 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-701-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-717-3 Firefox vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:56 AM
Reserved
Dec 12, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 17, 2008, 11:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:00 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 16, 2008, 12:00 AM