Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 17, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-2933
CVE-2008-2933
Description
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.
Affected products
63cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 62 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0.0.15
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
38- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/130923nvdUS Government Resource
- secunia.com/advisories/31106nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31120nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31121nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31129nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31145nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31157nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31176nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31183nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31261nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31270nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31306nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31377nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33433nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/34501nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-03.xmlnvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0238nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1614nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1615nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-35.htmlnvd
- www.novell.com/support/search.donvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0597.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0598.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494860/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30242nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.slackware.org/security/viewer.phpnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-623-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-626-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-626-2nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977nvd
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43832nvd
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2683nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11618nvd
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