Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-4582
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1 through 3.0.3, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13, when running on Windows, do not properly identify the context of Windows .url shortcut files, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via an HTML document that is directly accessible through a filesystem, as demonstrated by documents in (1) local folders, (2) Windows share folders, and (3) RAR archives, and as demonstrated by IFRAMEs referencing shortcuts that point to (a) about:cache?device=memory and (b) about:cache?device=disk, a variant of CVE-2008-2810.
Products affected by CVE-2008-4582
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Threat overview for CVE-2008-4582
Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2008-4582
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
5555
IPs affected by CVE-2008-4582 121
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4582
0.41%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 74 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4582
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-4582
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-4582
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: xulrunner-1.9.0.4-1.fc9Not Applicable
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html
Mozilla Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | CISAThird Party Advisory;US Government Resource
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http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696
[SECURITY] [DSA 1696-1] New icedove packages fix several vulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2818
Not Applicable
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http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1
USN-667-1: Firefox and xulrunner vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | UbuntuThird Party Advisory
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021190
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2008/Nov/1021212.html
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: firefox-2.0.0.18-1.fc8Not Applicable
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31747
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45740
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http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671
[SECURITY] [DSA 1671-1] New iceweasel packages fix several vulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory
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http://liudieyu0.blog124.fc2.com/blog-entry-6.html
Broken Link
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http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
[SECURITY] [DSA 1697-1] New iceape packages fix several vulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
Broken Link
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http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669
[SECURITY] [DSA 1669-1] New xulrunner packages fix several vulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455311
Issue Tracking
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31611
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4416
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudNot Applicable
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-47.html
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497091/100/0/threaded
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