CVE-2008-5913
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-5913 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-01-20 16:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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." |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.9 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.5.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0 | alpha | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0 | beta | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1 | alpha | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1 | beta | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0 | alpha_1 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0 | alpha_2 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0 | alpha_3 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0 | beta_2 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Security Trusteer Fraud Protection Software | IBM | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.trusteer.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: firefox-3.5.10-1.fc12 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Mozilla Firefox (SUSE-SA | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Ubuntu update for firefox and xulrunner - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| ASA-2010-165 (RHSA-2010-0500) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.avaya.com | |
| www.darkreading.com/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.darkreading.com | |
| Browser bug could allow phishing without e-mail | InfoWorld | News | 2009-01-13 | By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.infoworld.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Mozilla SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| 475585 – (CVE-2008-5913) Re-seed Math.random() for each window/frame/context | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.mozilla.org | |
| SUSE update for MozillaFirefox and mozilla-xulrunner191 - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:125 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Support | Red Hat | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| MFSA 2010-33: User tracking across sites using Math.random() | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mozilla.org | |
| Multiple Browser JavaScript Engine 'Math.Random()' Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| USN-930-1: Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ubuntu.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| USN-930-2: apturl, Epiphany, gecko-sharp, gnome-python-extras, liferea, rhythmbox, totem, ubufox, yelp update | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| New in-session phishing attack could fool experienced users | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | arstechnica.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: firefox-3.6.4-1.fc13 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.