# MA-144.122008: MyCERT Alert - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities

**Date:** 23 Dec 2008  
**Source:** https://www.mycert.org.my/portal/advisory?id=MA-144.122008  
**Advisory ID:** MA-144.122008

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#### **1.0 Introduction**
MyCERT is aware that multiple vulnerabilities has been found for Mozilla Firefox web browser and could pose security threat to users that are using Mozilla Firefox web browser.
The vulnerabilities consist of flaws found and known with the following CVE :
- CVE-2008-5500
- CVE-2008-5501
- CVE-2008-5502
- CVE-2008-5503
- CVE-2008-5504
- CVE-2008-5505
- CVE-2008-5506
- CVE-2008-5507
- CVE-2008-5508
- CVE-2008-5510
- CVE-2008-5511
- CVE-2008-5512
- CVE-2008-5513
**2.0 Impact**
A successful exploitation could allow intruder to pass certain security restrictions, obtain sensitive and secret information, conduct cross-site scripting attacks, or potentially compromise a user's system.
Some vulnerabilities lead to memory corruption and could be exploited to run arbitrary code and allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.
**3.0 Affected Products and Platforms**
Mozilla Firefox 3.x & Mozilla Firefox 2.0.x
**4.0 Mitigation**
Users are advised to promptly upgraded the web browser to the latest version (version 3.0.5) at the mentioned URL [1].
**5.0 References**
|  | --- | --- | [1] | Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird download page |  | http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/download.html?product=firefox-3.0.5 |  |
| --- | --- | [2] | Secunia Advisories |  | http://secunia.com/advisories/33203/ |  |
| --- | --- | [3] | F-Secure Vulnerability Information |  | http://www.f-secure.com/vulnerabilities/SA33203 |  |
| --- | --- | [4] | Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2008-60 |  | http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-60.html |  |
| --- | --- | [5] | Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2008-64 |  | http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-64.html |  |
| --- | --- | [6] | Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2008-65 |  | http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-65.html |  |
| --- | --- | [7] | F-Secure Vulnerability Information : Mozilla Firefox 2 Multiple Vulnerabilities |  | http://www.f-secure.com/vulnerabilities/SA33184 |
Users and organizations could contact MyCERT for further assistance or questions.
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**Revision History:**
Initial Release: 23rd December 2008