Vulnerability Details : 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 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.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4068
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.31%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 66 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4068
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.8
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
10.0
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6.9
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[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-4068
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-4068
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0882.html
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:205
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html
Third Party Advisory
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01335.html
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-44.html
Vendor Advisory
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11471
Third Party Advisory
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http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.412123
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-647-1
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-2
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-1
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:206
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020921
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2661
Third Party Advisory
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http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.379422
Third Party Advisory
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45360
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1649
Third Party Advisory
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http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.405232
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
Third Party Advisory
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01384.html
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31346
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
Broken Link
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0879.html
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669
Third Party Advisory
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01403.html
Third Party Advisory
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http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2008-4068
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*