CVE-2004-0908: Medium severity mozilla mozilla vulnerability

Published Sep 24, 2004
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Updated

Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 allows untrusted Javascript code to read and write to the clipboard, and possibly obtain sensitive information, via script-generated events such as Ctrl-Ins.

Affected Software

53 affected components
Mozilla Mozilla=1.4.2
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7.2
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.35
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.3
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.3
Mozilla Mozilla=1.0.1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7-alpha
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.2
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.48
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7-rc1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.2.1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.0-rc1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.2-alpha
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.7
Mozilla Mozilla=1.1-beta
Mozilla Mozilla=1.0-rc2
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.2.1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.4.1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.4-beta
Mozilla Mozilla=1.2
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.2
Mozilla Mozilla=1.4.4
Mozilla Mozilla=1.3
Mozilla Mozilla=1.2-beta
Mozilla Mozilla=1.0
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7-beta
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.8
Mozilla Mozilla=1.4
Mozilla Mozilla=1.5
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.5
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7.1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.4-alpha
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.6
Mozilla Mozilla=1.5.1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.1-alpha
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.4.1
Mozilla Mozilla=0.8
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.0.2
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7-rc3
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7.1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7-rc2
Mozilla Mozilla=1.3.1
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.9
Mozilla Mozilla=1.6

Event History

Sep 24, 2004
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What are the potential risks associated with CVE-2004-0908?

CVE-2004-0908 allows untrusted JavaScript code to access and manipulate the clipboard, which may lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information.

2

Which versions of software are affected by CVE-2004-0908?

CVE-2004-0908 affects various versions of Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8.

3

What is the recommended way to mitigate CVE-2004-0908?

To mitigate CVE-2004-0908, users should update their Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird software to the latest versions available.

4

What should I verify after updating to resolve CVE-2004-0908?

After updating, users should verify that the clipboard access restrictions are properly enforced in the latest versions of their software.

5

How does CVE-2004-0908 impact user privacy?

CVE-2004-0908 poses a risk to user privacy by enabling malicious scripts to read or overwrite clipboard data, potentially exposing sensitive information.

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