medium
4.3
CWE
200
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2008-6961: Infoleak

First published: Thu Aug 13 2009(Updated: )

mailnews in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.18 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.13, when JavaScript is enabled in mail, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about the recipient, or comments in forwarded mail, via script that reads the (1) .documentURI or (2) .textContent DOM properties.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.10
Thunderbird=1.5.0.7
Thunderbird=0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.3
Thunderbird=0.7.2
Thunderbird=2.0.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.1
Thunderbird=2.0.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.9
Thunderbird=0.3
Thunderbird=0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0
Thunderbird=1.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.99
Thunderbird=2.0.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0-beta
Mozilla SeaMonkey<=1.1.12
Thunderbird=2.0.0.15
Thunderbird=2.0.0.16
Thunderbird=2.0.0.8
Thunderbird=2.0.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0-alpha
Thunderbird=1.7.1
Thunderbird=1.5.0.3
Thunderbird=1.5.0.10
Thunderbird=1.5.0.5
Thunderbird=1.5.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1
Thunderbird=1.0
Thunderbird=2.0.0.3
Thunderbird=1.0.1
Thunderbird=1.5-beta2
Thunderbird=2.0.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.8
Thunderbird=1.0.2
Thunderbird=2.0.0.0
Thunderbird=1.5.0.13
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.11
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.1
Thunderbird=2.0.0.12
Thunderbird=1.5
Thunderbird=1.5.0.2
Thunderbird=2.0.0.13
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.5
Thunderbird=1.5.0.8
Thunderbird=2.0.0.14
Thunderbird=0.5
Thunderbird=1.0.4
Thunderbird=1.5.2
Thunderbird=1.5.0.9
Thunderbird=1.5.0.11
Thunderbird=0.9
Thunderbird=1.0.3
Thunderbird=2.0
Thunderbird=2.0.0.11
Thunderbird=1.5.0.12
Thunderbird=0.7.3
Thunderbird=0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0
Thunderbird=1.5.1
Thunderbird=0.7
Thunderbird=1.5.0.14
Thunderbird=1.0.5-beta
Thunderbird=2.0.0.5
Thunderbird=1.7.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.4
Thunderbird=2.0.0.1
Thunderbird=1.5.0.1
Thunderbird=1.0.8
Thunderbird=0.1
Thunderbird<=2.0.0.17
Thunderbird=0.7.1
Thunderbird=1.0.5
Thunderbird=0.8
Thunderbird=1.5.0.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2008-6961?

    CVE-2008-6961 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2008-6961?

    To fix CVE-2008-6961, you should upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 2.0.0.18 or later and SeaMonkey version 1.1.13 or later.

  • What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2008-6961?

    CVE-2008-6961 can be exploited through phishing or malicious emails that use JavaScript to access sensitive information.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2008-6961?

    CVE-2008-6961 affects Mozilla Thunderbird versions before 2.0.0.18 and SeaMonkey versions before 1.1.13.

  • What kind of information can be leaked due to CVE-2008-6961?

    CVE-2008-6961 can leak sensitive information such as the recipient's details or comments within forwarded emails.

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