CVE-2008-5508

Publication date 17 December 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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 does not properly parse URLs with leading whitespace or control characters, which might allow remote attackers to misrepresent URLs and simplify phishing attacks.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 11.04 natty
Fixed in 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
10.10 maverick
Fixed in 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed in 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 in 2.0.0.19+nobinonly1-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed in 2.0.0.19+nobinonly1-0ubuntu0.7.10.1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed in 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 in 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed in 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed in 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
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 in 1.5.0.13+1.5.0.15~prepatch080614i-0ubuntu0.6.06.1
seamonkey 11.04 natty
Fixed in 1.1.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu2
10.10 maverick
Fixed in 1.1.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu2
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed in 1.1.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu2
9.10 karmic
Fixed in 1.1.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu2
9.04 jaunty
Fixed in 1.1.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu2
8.10 intrepid
Fixed in 1.1.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.2
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed in 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 in 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
10.10 maverick
Fixed in 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed in 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
9.10 karmic
Fixed in 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
9.04 jaunty
Fixed in 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed in 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed in 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed in 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 in 1.8.1.18+nobinonly.b308.cvs20090331t155113-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed in 1.8.1.18+nobinonly.b308.cvs20090331t155113-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed in 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 in 1.9.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed in 1.9.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed in 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

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-690-1
    • Firefox and xulrunner vulnerabilities
    • 17 December 2008
    • USN-690-2
    • Firefox vulnerabilities
    • 18 December 2008
    • USN-701-1
    • Thunderbird vulnerabilities
    • 6 January 2009
    • USN-701-2
    • Thunderbird vulnerabilities
    • 6 January 2009

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