CVE-2008-5510 Affecting nss-devel package, versions <0:3.12.2.0-2.el5


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.05% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-NSSDEVEL-2449374
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed17 Dec 2008

Introduced: 17 Dec 2008

CVE-2008-5510  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 nss-devel to version 0:3.12.2.0-2.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2008-1036.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss-devel package and not the nss-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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