Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 allows remote attackers to bypass intended privacy restrictions by using the persist attribute in an XUL element to create and access data entities that are similar to cookies.
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.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | firefox | 3.0.5-1.el5_2 | RHSA-2008:1036 |
| RHEL 5 | nspr +1 | 4.7.3-2.el5 | RHSA-2008:1036 |
| RHEL 5 | nss +3 | 3.12.2.0-2.el5 | RHSA-2008:1036 |
| RHEL 5 | xulrunner +2 | 1.9.0.5-1.el5_2 | RHSA-2008:1036 |
| RHEL 4 | firefox | 3.0.5-1.el4 | RHSA-2008:1036 |
| RHEL 4 | nspr +1 | 4.7.3-1.el4 | RHSA-2008:1036 |
| RHEL 4 | nss +1 | 3.12.2.0-1.el4 | RHSA-2008:1036 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2008:1036 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- 32882 vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=295994
- 1021428 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2008:1036 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2009-0977 vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2008:245 vendor-advisory
- USN-690-1 vendor-advisory
- 33203 third-party-advisory
- 33216 third-party-advisory
- 256408 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-63.html
- firefox-xul-weak-security(47411) vdb-entry
- 33188 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10443 vdb-entry signature
- 34501 third-party-advisory