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CVE-2008-4067 Details

Description

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 on Linux allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) and URL-encoded / (slash) characters in a resource: URI.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=380994	CVE	ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=394075	CVE	ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31984	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31985	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31987	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32007	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32010	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32011	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32012	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32025	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32042	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32044	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32082	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32089	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32092	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32095	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32096	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32144	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32185	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32196	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32845	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45359	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.379422	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.405232	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.412123	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10770	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1	CVE	Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01335.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01384.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01403.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.0x000000.com/?i=422	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1649	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:205	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:206	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-44.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0879.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0882.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31346	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020921	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-2	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-647-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2661	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=380994	[email protected]	ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=394075	[email protected]	ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31984	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31985	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31987	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32007	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32010	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32011	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32012	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32025	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32042	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32044	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32082	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32089	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32092	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32095	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32096	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32144	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32185	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32196	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32845	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45359	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.379422	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.405232	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.412123	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10770	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1	[email protected]	Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01335.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01384.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01403.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.0x000000.com/?i=422	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1649	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:205	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:206	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-44.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0879.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0882.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31346	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020921	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-2	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-647-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2661	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

see all 106 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
mozilla firefox	< 2.0.0.17 >= 3.0, < 3.0.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
mozilla seamonkey	< 1.1.12
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
mozilla thunderbird	< 2.0.0.17
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
linux linux kernel	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	4.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	6.06 7.04 7.10 8.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04::::lts::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 1, 2018	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 25, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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