Explain CVE-2008-1241
GUI overlay vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to spoof form elements and redirect user inputs via a borderless XUL pop-up window from a background tab.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '20080327 rPSA-2008-0128-1 firefox', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490196/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '29541', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29541'}, {'name': '29539', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29539'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-19.html'}, {'name': '30620', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/30620'}, {'name': '29560', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29560'}, {'name': 'DSA-1532', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1532'}, {'name': '30327', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/30327'}, {'name': '238492', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238492-1'}, {'name': 'USN-592-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-592-1'}, {'name': '29616', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29616'}, {'name': '29550', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29550'}, {'name': '29645', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29645'}, {'name': '29607', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29607'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11163', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11163'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-1793', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1793/references'}, {'name': '29558', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29558'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2008:0208', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0208.html'}, {'name': '29526', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29526'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SA:2008:019', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00002.html'}, {'name': 'TA08-087A', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT'], 'url': 'http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087A.html'}, {'name': '29391', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29391'}, {'name': '1019700', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019700'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2008:0209', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0209.html'}, {'name': '28448', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28448'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2008:0207', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0207.html'}, {'name': 'DSA-1534', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1534'}, {'name': '29547', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29547'}, {'name': 'firefox-xul-popup-spoofing(41454)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41454'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200805-18', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0128'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-0998', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0998/references'}, {'name': 'DSA-1535', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1535'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2008:080', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:080'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED