Description
The Math.random function in the JavaScript implementation in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.10 and 3.6.x before 3.6.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.5, uses a random number generator that is seeded only once per browser session, which makes it easier for remote attackers to track a user, or trick a user into acting upon a spoofed pop-up message, by calculating the seed value, related to a "temporary footprint" and an "in-session phishing attack."
Published: 2009-01-20
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5883 The Math.random function in the JavaScript implementation in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.10 and 3.6.x before 3.6.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.5, uses a random number generator that is seeded only once per browser session, which makes it easier for remote attackers to track a user, or trick a user into acting upon a spoofed pop-up message, by calculating the seed value, related to a "temporary footprint" and an "in-session phishing attack."
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-930-1 Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-930-4 Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
References
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090113-new-method-of-phishmongering-could-fool-experienced-users.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043369.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043405.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00005.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/40326 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/40401 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/40481 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100091069 cve-icon cve-icon
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-930-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.darkreading.com/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212900161 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/01/13/Browser_bug_could_allow_phishing_without_email_1.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:125 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-33.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0500.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0501.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33276 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.trusteer.com/files/In-session-phishing-advisory-2.pdf cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-930-2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1551 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1557 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1592 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1640 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1773 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=475585 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5913 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11139 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5913 cve-icon
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Mozilla Firefox Seamonkey
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:13:13.201Z

Reserved: 2009-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5913

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-01-20T16:30:00.360

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-5913

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2009-01-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-5913 - Bugzilla

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