Description
Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to bypass the protection mechanism for codebase principals and execute arbitrary script via the -moz-binding CSS property in a signed JAR file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 4.0 | iceweasel | 2.0.0.18-0etch1 | DSA-1671-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | xulrunner | 1.8.0.15~pre080614h-0etch1 | DSA-1669-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | devhelp +1 | 0.12-20.el5 | RHSA-2008:0978 |
| RHEL 5 | firefox | 3.0.4-1.el5 | RHSA-2008:0978 |
| RHEL 5 | nss +3 | 3.12.1.1-3.el5 | RHSA-2008:0978 |
| RHEL 5 | xulrunner +2 | 1.9.0.4-1.el5 | RHSA-2008:0978 |
| RHEL 5 | yelp | 2.16.0-22.el5 | RHSA-2008:0978 |
| RHEL 4 | firefox | 3.0.4-1.el4 | RHSA-2008:0978 |
| RHEL 4 | nss +1 | 3.12.1.1-3.el4 | RHSA-2008:0978 |
| RHEL 4 | seamonkey +5 | 1.0.9-28.el4 | RHSA-2008:0977 |
| RHEL 3 | seamonkey +9 | 1.0.9-0.25.el3 | RHSA-2008:0977 |
| RHEL 2 | seamonkey +9 | 1.0.9-0.21.el2 | RHSA-2008:0977 |
Advisories 4
- RHSA-2008:0978 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2008:0977 Red Hat Security Advisory: seamonkey security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-1669-1 xulrunner - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-1671-1 iceweasel - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- ADV-2008-3146 vdb-entry
- DSA-1671 vendor-advisory
- 32281 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2008-9667 vendor-advisory
- 32713 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0977 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:230 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2009-0977 vdb-entry
- 32695 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0978 vendor-advisory
- DSA-1669 vendor-advisory
- 32778 third-party-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-57.html
- FEDORA-2008-9669 vendor-advisory
- 1021189 vdb-entry
- 256408 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2008:055 vendor-advisory
- 32694 third-party-advisory
- 32721 third-party-advisory
- TA08-319A third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=424733
- 32853 third-party-advisory
- 32693 third-party-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:228 vendor-advisory
- 32845 third-party-advisory
- 32684 third-party-advisory
- USN-667-1 vendor-advisory
- 32714 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9908 vdb-entry signature
- 34501 third-party-advisory