CVE-2008-2933
What it is
Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.16, and 3.x before 3.0.1, interprets '|' (pipe) characters in a command-line URI as requests to open multiple tabs, which allows remote attackers to access chrome:i URIs, or read arbitrary local files via manipulations involving a series of URIs that is not entirely handled by a vector application, as exploited in conjunction with CVE-2008-2540. NOTE: this issue exists because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2005-2267.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 2.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 2.6 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 2.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-20 · Improper input validation
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mozilla Firefox ≤ 2.0.0.15
- Mozilla Firefox 0.8
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3
- Mozilla Firefox 0.10
- Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 2.6
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31106
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31120
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31121
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31129
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31145
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31176
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31183
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31261
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31270
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31306
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31377
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-03.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0238
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1614
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1615
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/130923
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:148
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-35.html
- http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5031400
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0597.html