CVE-2008-5913

Publication date 20 January 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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.”

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 3.6.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
xulrunner-1.9 10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.10 intrepid Ignored end of life, was needed
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
xulrunner-1.9.1 10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Ignored end of life
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
xulrunner-1.9.2 10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 1.9.2.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
9.10 karmic
Fixed 1.9.2.7+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.2
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 1.9.2.7+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.2
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1.9.2.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-930-4
    • Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
    • 23 July 2010
    • USN-930-1
    • Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
    • 29 June 2010

Other references