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Improper Input Validation

CVE-2008-2806

High
7.5/10

Summary

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 on Mac OS X allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and create arbitrary socket connections via a crafted Java applet, related to the Java Embedding Plugin (JEP) and Java LiveConnect.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published