{"cve":"CVE-2008-5913","nvd":{"published":"2009-01-20T16:30:00.360","modified":"2026-06-16T23:01:12.933","status":"Modified","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.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"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","http://secunia.com/advisories/40326"],"products":["mozilla:firefox","mozilla:seamonkey"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:53:23.791937413+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-5913","score":0.01141,"percentile":0.6666,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}