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7.8high

CVE-2008-4068

Directory traversal vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey befor…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.2%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
0
none known

Directory traversal vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to bypass "restrictions imposed on local HTML files," and obtain sensitive information and prompt users to write this information into a file, via directory traversal sequences in a resource: URI.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.17% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/32025 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32011 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • slackware.com /security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.405232 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SLACKWARE, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2009/dsa-1697 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32096 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01384.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-645-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:206 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32144 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32010 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1020921 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2009/0977 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-645-2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/31346 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/31985 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/31984 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32185 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32196 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01335.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2008/dsa-1669 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-44.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32042 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/33433 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/2661 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • slackware.com /security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.379422 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SLACKWARE, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32095 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32089 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • sunsolve.sun.com /search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32092 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0879.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:205 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2009/dsa-1696 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • download.novell.com /Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01403.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/31987 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/45360 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-647-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32007 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0882.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32012 · Third Party Advisory
  • secunia.com /advisories/32044 · Third Party Advisory
  • secunia.com /advisories/32082 · Third Party Advisory
  • secunia.com /advisories/32845 · Third Party Advisory
  • secunia.com /advisories/33434 · Third Party Advisory
  • secunia.com /advisories/34501 · Third Party Advisory
  • slackware.com /security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.412123 · Third Party Advisory
  • debian.org /security/2008/dsa-1649 · Third Party Advisory
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html · Third Party Advisory

Sources

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