CVE-2008-4059

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The XPConnect component in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 allows remote attackers to "pollute XPCNativeWrappers" and execute arbitrary code with chrome privileges via vectors related to a SCRIPT element.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 24, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-4059: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix