CVE-2008-2933

Firefox < 2.0.0.16 and 3.x < 3.0.1 - Local File Access via Command-Line URI Pipe Character Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (38)

Core 38
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-626-2
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2683
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-623-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11618
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0597.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31270
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31121
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31145
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020500
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31377
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0238
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-03.xml
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494860/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0598.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31157
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1614
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31183
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31106
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/130923
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31261
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31120
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1615
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31176
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=441120
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31129
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30242
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-626-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:148
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31306
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43832
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501

Scores

EPSS 0.0275
EPSS Percentile 84.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (50)
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
mozilla/firefox 1.0
mozilla/firefox 1.0.1
mozilla/firefox 1.0.2
... and 40 more
Published Jul 17, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026