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title: "CVE-2008-5507\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-5507

Publication date 17 December 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

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 allow remote attackers to
bypass the same origin policy and access portions of data from another
domain via a JavaScript URL that redirects to the target resource, which
generates an error if the target data does not have JavaScript syntax,
which can be accessed using the window.onerror DOM API.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| firefox | 11.04 natty | Fixed 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 2.0.0.19+nobinonly1-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 2.0.0.19+nobinonly1-0ubuntu0.7.10.1 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.15~prepatch080614i-0ubuntu1 |
| firefox-3.0 | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| iceape | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| iceweasel | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| mozilla-thunderbird | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 1.5.0.13+1.5.0.15~prepatch080614i-0ubuntu0.6.06.1 |
| seamonkey | 11.04 natty | Fixed 1.1.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu2 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 1.1.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu2 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 1.1.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu2 |
| 9.10 karmic | Fixed 1.1.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu2 |
| 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 1.1.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu2 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 1.1.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.2 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 1.1.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.2 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| thunderbird | 11.04 natty | Fixed 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 |
| 9.10 karmic | Fixed 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 |
| 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10.1 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| xulrunner | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life |
| 9.04 jaunty | Ignored end of life |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 1.8.1.18+nobinonly.b308.cvs20090331t155113-0ubuntu0.8.10.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 1.8.1.18+nobinonly.b308.cvs20090331t155113-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 1.8.1.18+nobinonly.b308.cvs20090331t155113-0ubuntu0.7.10.1 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| xulrunner-1.9 | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 1.9.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 1.9.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 1.9.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5507)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5507)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-5507)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5507)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-690-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-690-1)
+ Firefox and xulrunner vulnerabilities
+ 17 December 2008

+ [USN-690-3](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-690-3)
+ Firefox vulnerabilities
+ 18 December 2008

+ [USN-690-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-690-2)
+ Firefox vulnerabilities
+ 18 December 2008

+ [USN-701-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-701-1)
+ Thunderbird vulnerabilities
+ 6 January 2009

+ [USN-701-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-701-2)
+ Thunderbird vulnerabilities
+ 6 January 2009

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5507>
