CVE-2008-5506
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 allows remote attackers to bypass the same origin policy by causing the browser to issue an XMLHttpRequest to an attacker-controlled resource that uses a 302 redirect to a resource in a different domain, then reading content from the response, aka "response disclosure."
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (thunderbird) | RHSA-2009:0002 | 2009-01-07 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2009:0002 | 2009-01-07 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | RHSA-2008:1036 | 2008-12-17 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 (seamonkey) | RHSA-2008:1037 | 2008-12-17 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | RHSA-2008:1036 | 2008-12-17 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (seamonkey) | RHSA-2008:1037 | 2008-12-17 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (seamonkey) | RHSA-2008:1037 | 2008-12-17 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2009:0002 | 2009-01-07 |
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