--- title: "CVE-2008-0416\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-0416?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2008-0416 Publication date 12 February 2008 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Low** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via certain character encodings, including (1) a backspace character that is treated as whitespace, (2) 0x80 with Shift\_JIS encoding, and (3) "zero-length non-ASCII sequences" in certain Asian character sets. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | firefox | 8.10 intrepid | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 2.0.0.12+2nobinonly+2-0ubuntu3 | | 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 2.0.0.12+2nobinonly+2-0ubuntu0.7.10 | | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 2.0.0.12+1nobinonly+2-0ubuntu0.7.4 | | 6.10 edgy | Fixed 2.0.0.12+0nobinonly+2-0ubuntu0.6.10 | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.15~prepatch080202a-0ubuntu1 | | iceape | 8.10 intrepid | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 7.04 feisty | Not in release | | 6.10 edgy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | icedove | 8.10 intrepid | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | 7.10 gutsy | Not in release | | 7.04 feisty | Not in release | | 6.10 edgy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | iceweasel | 8.10 intrepid | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | 7.10 gutsy | Not in release | | 7.04 feisty | Not in release | | 6.10 edgy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | seamonkey | 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 1.1.9+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 1.1.9+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 | | 7.10 gutsy | Not in release | | 7.04 feisty | Not in release | | 6.10 edgy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | thunderbird | 8.10 intrepid | Not affected | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected | | 7.10 gutsy | Not affected | | 7.04 feisty | Not in release | | 6.10 edgy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | xulrunner | 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 1.8.1.13+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 1.8.1.13+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 | | 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 1.8.1.18+nobinonly.b308.cvs20090331t155113-0ubuntu0.7.10.1 | | 7.04 feisty | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 6.10 edgy | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0416) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0416) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-0416) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0416) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-576-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-576-1) + Firefox vulnerabilities + 8 February 2008 + [USN-592-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-592-1) + Firefox vulnerabilities + 26 March 2008 ### Other references *