# CVE-2008-5503: 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 do

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-12-17 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33408
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11423
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-3/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=379959
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33205
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33421
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33232
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-690-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-701-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33231
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:012
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1707
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021424
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1037.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-61.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1704
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47409
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33204
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-701-2

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