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 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."
- EPSS
- 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 66% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- mozilla:firefox
- mozilla:seamonkey
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