CVE-2008-5913

mozilla: in-session phishing attack

Published Jan 20, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Math.random function in the JavaScript implementation in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.10 and 3.6.x before 3.6.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.5, uses a random number generator that is seeded only once per browser session, which makes it easier for remote attackers to track a user, or trick a user into acting upon a spoofed pop-up message, by calculating the seed value, related to a "temporary footprint" and an "in-session phishing attack."

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5883 The Math.random function in the JavaScript implementation in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.10 and 3.6.x before 3.6.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.5, uses a random number generator that is seeded only once per browser session, which makes it easier for remote attackers to track a user, or trick a user into acting upon a spoofed pop-up message, by calculating the seed value, related to a "temporary footprint" and an "in-session phishing attack."
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-930-1 Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-930-4 Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
References
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090113-new-method-of-phishmongering-could-fool-experienced-users.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043369.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043405.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00005.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/40326 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/40401 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/40481 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100091069 cve-icon cve-icon
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-930-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.darkreading.com/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212900161 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/01/13/Browser_bug_could_allow_phishing_without_email_1.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:125 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-33.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0500.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0501.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33276 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.trusteer.com/files/In-session-phishing-advisory-2.pdf cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-930-2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1551 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1557 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1592 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1640 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1773 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=475585 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5913 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11139 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5913 cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 11:13 AM
Reserved
Jan 20, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 20, 2009, 4:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:01 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 13, 2009, 12:00 AM