CVE-2008-5015

Published: Nov 13, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.1

Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 4.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 assigns chrome privileges to a file: URI when it is accessed in the same tab from a chrome or privileged about: page, which makes it easier for user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via malicious code in a file that has already been saved on the local system.

Affected (7)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox

1 product

Configuration A

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Up to 3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.2
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0 alpha
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0 beta2
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0 beta5

Related CWEs

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References (38)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/32695

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/32713

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/32721

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/32778

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/34501

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-51.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021191

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=447579

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11063

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/32695

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/32713

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/32721

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/32778

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/34501

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-51.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021191

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=447579

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11063

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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