Description
The CSS parser in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 ignores the '\0' escaped null character, which might allow remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms such as sanitization routines.
Published: 2008-12-17
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 1.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1707-1 New iceweasel packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5487 The CSS parser in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 ignores the '\0' escaped null character, which might allow remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms such as sanitization routines.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-690-1 Firefox and xulrunner vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-690-2 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-701-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-717-3 Firefox vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Mozilla Firefox Seamonkey Thunderbird
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:56:47.095Z

Reserved: 2008-12-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5510

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Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-17T23:30:00.627

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-5510

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2008-12-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-5510 - Bugzilla

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