CVE-2008-5913

EPSS 1.1%

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."

Affected products

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References

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090113-new-method-of-phishmongering-could-fool-experienced-users.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043369.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043405.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00005.html https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=475585 http://secunia.com/advisories/40326 http://secunia.com/advisories/40401 http://secunia.com/advisories/40481 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11139 http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100091069 http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-930-1 http://www.darkreading.com/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212900161