Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 do not properly escape quote characters used for XML processing, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML injection attacks via the default namespace in an E4X document.
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 | iceape | 1.0.13~pre080614i-0etch1 | DSA-1697-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | icedove | 1.5.0.13+1.5.0.15b.dfsg1+prepatch080614i-0etch1 | DSA-1696-1 |
| 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 | thunderbird | 2.0.0.18-1.el5 | RHSA-2008:0976 |
| 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 4 | thunderbird | 1.5.0.12-17.el4 | RHSA-2008:0976 |
| 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 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Productivity 5 | thunderbird | 2.0.0.18-1.el5 | RHSA-2008:0976 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaThunderbird | 91.1.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1 |
Advisories 8
- RHSA-2008:0978 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2008:0976 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird 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-1697-1 iceape - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 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
- DSA-1696-1 icedove - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1 MozillaThunderbird-91.1.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- ADV-2008-3146 vdb-entry
- DSA-1697 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453915
- 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
- RHSA-2008:0976 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-9669 vendor-advisory
- 33433 third-party-advisory
- 256408 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2008:055 vendor-advisory
- 32694 third-party-advisory
- 32721 third-party-advisory
- TA08-319A third-party-advisory
- 32853 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1696 vendor-advisory
- 1021192 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9063 vdb-entry signature
- 32715 third-party-advisory
- 32693 third-party-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-58.html
- MDVSA-2008:228 vendor-advisory
- 32845 third-party-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:235 vendor-advisory
- 33434 third-party-advisory
- 32798 third-party-advisory
- 32684 third-party-advisory
- USN-667-1 vendor-advisory
- 32714 third-party-advisory
- 34501 third-party-advisory