Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-2933

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.
Published 2008-07-17 13:41:00
Updated 2018-10-11 20:45:01
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validation

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2933

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.24%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 84 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2933

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
2.6
 LOW AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
4.9
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-2933

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2008-2933

Products affected by CVE-2008-2933

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