CVE-2008-2933 in Mozilla Firefox
Summary
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.
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Reservation
06/30/2008
Disclosure
07/17/2008
Status
Confirmed
Entries
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| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3786 | Mozilla Firefox XUL input validation | 20 | High | Official fix | CVE-2008-2933 |
| 3785 | Mozilla Firefox URI Launcher input validation | 20 | Proof-of-Concept | Official fix | CVE-2008-2933 |