CVE-2008-5913
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…
- 4.9MediumCVSS base score
- 1.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 33% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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."
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 33% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
25
- 40481 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-930-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11139 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-10361 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1640 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0501 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1557 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/01/13/Browser_bug_could_allow_phishing_without_email_1.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:125 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1773 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.darkreading.com/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212900161 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090113-new-method-of-phishmongering-could-fool-experienced-users.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1592 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- USN-930-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1551 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0500 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2010:030 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.trusteer.com/files/In-session-phishing-advisory-2.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-33.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=475585 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 40401 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-10344 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 33276 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 40326 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100091069 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-5883 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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