The loadBindingDocument function in Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 does not perform any security checks related to the same-domain policy, which allows remote attackers to read or access data from other domains via crafted XBL bindings.
CVE-2008-5503
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
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- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 71.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 17, 2008
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (72)
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33184
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33189
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33204
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33205
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33231
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33232
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33408
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33415
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33421
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33433
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33434
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33523
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33547
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/34501
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/35080
Patch Availability(6)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | firefox (1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.15~prepatch080614i-0ubuntu1) @ dapper | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | firefox (2.0.0.19+nobinonly1-0ubuntu0.7.10.1) @ gutsy | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | thunderbird (2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1) @ intrepid | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | mozilla-thunderbird (1.5.0.13+1.5.0.15~prepatch080614i-0ubuntu0.6.06.1) @ dapper | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | thunderbird-0:2.0.0.19-1.el5_2 | 2009-01-07 | redhat |
| redhat | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-32.el4 | 2008-12-17 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
All Vendor Advisories
(6)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2008:1037MODERATE2008-12-16
RHSA-2008:1037 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2009:0002MODERATE2008-12-16
RHSA-2009:0002 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-690-2LOW
Firefox vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-690-3LOW
Firefox vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-701-1LOW
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-701-2LOW
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-05-30 19:02 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-30 19:02 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-30 19:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-05-29 13:40 UTCEPSS rescore
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