CVE-2008-5015

N/A Unknown
Published: November 13, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
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://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-51.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
US Government Resource
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

38 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.7%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

mozilla