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CVE-2008-4068
- EPSS 0.19%
- Published 24.09.2008 20:37:04
- Last modified 09.04.2025 00:30:58
- Source secalert@redhat.com
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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.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Mozilla ≫ Thunderbird Version < 2.0.0.17
Debian ≫ Debian Linux Version4.0
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version6.06 SwEditionlts
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version7.04
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version7.10
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version8.04 SwEditionlts
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.19% | 0.408 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 7.8 | 10 | 6.9 |
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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.