Mozilla Firefox nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners Security Bypass Vulnerability
Publish date: July 21, 2015
Severity: HIGH
CVE Identifier: CVE-2008-5022
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
DESCRIPTION
The nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners method in 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 allows remote attackers to bypass the same-origin policy and execute arbitrary script via multiple listeners, which bypass the inner window check.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1003046
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1003046 - Mozilla Firefox nsXMLHttpRequest NotifyEventListeners Security Bypass Vulnerability
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- mozilla firefox 0.10
- mozilla firefox 0.10.1
- mozilla firefox 0.8
- mozilla firefox 0.9
- mozilla firefox 0.9.1
- mozilla firefox 0.9.2
- mozilla firefox 0.9.3
- mozilla firefox 0.9_rc
- mozilla firefox 1.0
- mozilla firefox 1.0.1
- mozilla firefox 1.0.2
- mozilla firefox 1.0.3
- mozilla firefox 1.0.4
- mozilla firefox 1.0.5
- mozilla firefox 1.0.6
- mozilla firefox 1.0.7
- mozilla firefox 1.0.8
- mozilla firefox 1.5
- mozilla firefox 1.5.0.1
- mozilla firefox 1.5.0.10
- mozilla firefox 1.5.0.11
- mozilla firefox 1.5.0.12
- mozilla firefox 1.5.0.2
- mozilla firefox 1.5.0.3
- mozilla firefox 1.5.0.4
- mozilla firefox 1.5.0.5
- mozilla firefox 1.5.0.6
- mozilla firefox 1.5.0.7
- mozilla firefox 1.5.0.8
- mozilla firefox 1.5.0.9
- mozilla firefox 1.5.1
- mozilla firefox 1.5.2
- mozilla firefox 1.5.3
- mozilla firefox 1.5.4
- mozilla firefox 1.5.5
- mozilla firefox 1.5.6
- mozilla firefox 1.5.7
- mozilla firefox 1.5.8
- mozilla firefox 1.8
- mozilla firefox 2.0
- mozilla firefox 2.0.0.1
- mozilla firefox 2.0.0.11
- mozilla firefox 2.0.0.12
- mozilla firefox 2.0.0.13
- mozilla firefox 2.0.0.14
- mozilla firefox 2.0.0.15
- mozilla firefox 2.0.0.16
- mozilla firefox 2.0.0.17
- mozilla firefox 2.0.0.2
- mozilla firefox 2.0.0.3
- mozilla firefox 2.0.0.4
- mozilla firefox 2.0.0.5
- mozilla firefox 2.0.0.6
- mozilla firefox 2.0.0.7
- mozilla firefox 2.0.0.8
- mozilla firefox 2.0.0.9
- mozilla seamonkey 1.0
- mozilla seamonkey 1.0.1
- mozilla seamonkey 1.0.2
- mozilla seamonkey 1.0.3
- mozilla seamonkey 1.0.4
- mozilla seamonkey 1.0.5
- mozilla seamonkey 1.0.6
- mozilla seamonkey 1.0.7
- mozilla seamonkey 1.0.8
- mozilla seamonkey 1.0.9
- mozilla seamonkey 1.0.99
- mozilla seamonkey 1.1
- mozilla seamonkey 1.1.1
- mozilla seamonkey 1.1.10
- mozilla seamonkey 1.1.11
- mozilla seamonkey 1.1.12
- mozilla seamonkey 1.1.2
- mozilla seamonkey 1.1.3
- mozilla seamonkey 1.1.4
- mozilla seamonkey 1.1.5
- mozilla seamonkey 1.1.6
- mozilla seamonkey 1.1.7
- mozilla seamonkey 1.1.8
- mozilla seamonkey 1.1.9
- mozilla thunderbird 0.1
- mozilla thunderbird 0.2
- mozilla thunderbird 0.3
- mozilla thunderbird 0.4
- mozilla thunderbird 0.5
- mozilla thunderbird 0.6
- mozilla thunderbird 0.7
- mozilla thunderbird 0.7.1
- mozilla thunderbird 0.7.3
- mozilla thunderbird 0.8
- mozilla thunderbird 0.9
- mozilla thunderbird 1.0
- mozilla thunderbird 1.0.1
- mozilla thunderbird 1.0.2
- mozilla thunderbird 1.0.3
- mozilla thunderbird 1.0.4
- mozilla thunderbird 1.0.5
- mozilla thunderbird 1.0.6
- mozilla thunderbird 1.0.7
- mozilla thunderbird 1.0.8
- mozilla thunderbird 1.5
- mozilla thunderbird 1.5.0.1
- mozilla thunderbird 1.5.0.10
- mozilla thunderbird 1.5.0.11
- mozilla thunderbird 1.5.0.2
- mozilla thunderbird 1.5.0.3
- mozilla thunderbird 1.5.0.4
- mozilla thunderbird 1.5.0.6
- mozilla thunderbird 1.5.0.8
- mozilla thunderbird 1.5.0.9
- mozilla thunderbird 1.5.1
- mozilla thunderbird 1.5.2
- mozilla thunderbird 1.7.1
- mozilla thunderbird 1.7.3
- mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.0
- mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.1
- mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.11
- mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.12
- mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.13
- mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.14
- mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.15
- mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.16
- mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.17
- mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.2
- mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.3
- mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.4
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