Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2008-5015 First vendor Publication 2008-11-13
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 5.1 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity High
Cvss Expoit Score 4.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5015

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-94 Failure to Control Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11063
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11063
Title: 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.
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2008-5015
 Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
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Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 158

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-10-13 Name : SLES10: Security update for MozillaFirefox
File : nvt/sles10_MozillaFirefox6.nasl
2009-10-13 Name : SLES10: Security update for MozillaFirefox
File : nvt/sles10_MozillaFirefox0.nasl
2009-04-09 Name : Mandriva Update for firefox MDVSA-2008:230 (firefox)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_230.nasl
2009-03-23 Name : Ubuntu Update for firefox, firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9 vulnerabilities USN-667-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_667_1.nasl
2009-03-06 Name : RedHat Update for firefox RHSA-2008:0978-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0978-01_firefox.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for firefox CESA-2008:0978 centos4 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0978_firefox_centos4_i386.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for firefox CESA-2008:0978 centos4 x86_64
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0978_firefox_centos4_x86_64.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for epiphany FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_epiphany_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for chmsee FEDORA-2008-9667
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9667_chmsee_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for evolution-rss FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_evolution-rss_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for firefox FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_firefox_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for galeon FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_galeon_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for gnome-python2-extras FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_gnome-python2-extras_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for gnome-web-photo FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_gnome-web-photo_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for google-gadgets FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_google-gadgets_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for gtkmozembedmm FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_gtkmozembedmm_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for kazehakase FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_kazehakase_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for mozvoikko FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_mozvoikko_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for mugshot FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_mugshot_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for ruby-gnome2 FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_ruby-gnome2_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for seamonkey FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_seamonkey_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for totem FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_totem_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for xulrunner FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_xulrunner_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for yelp FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_yelp_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for blam FEDORA-2008-9667
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9667_blam_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for Miro FEDORA-2008-9667
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9667_Miro_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for devhelp FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_devhelp_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for cairo-dock FEDORA-2008-9667
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9667_cairo-dock_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for devhelp FEDORA-2008-9667
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9667_devhelp_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for epiphany-extensions FEDORA-2008-9667
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9667_epiphany-extensions_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for epiphany FEDORA-2008-9667
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9667_epiphany_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for evolution-rss FEDORA-2008-9667
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9667_evolution-rss_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for firefox FEDORA-2008-9667
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9667_firefox_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for galeon FEDORA-2008-9667
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9667_galeon_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for gnome-python2-extras FEDORA-2008-9667
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9667_gnome-python2-extras_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for gnome-web-photo FEDORA-2008-9667
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9667_gnome-web-photo_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for kazehakase FEDORA-2008-9667
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9667_kazehakase_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for liferea FEDORA-2008-9667
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9667_liferea_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for openvrml FEDORA-2008-9667
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9667_openvrml_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for ruby-gnome2 FEDORA-2008-9667
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9667_ruby-gnome2_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for seamonkey FEDORA-2008-9667
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9667_seamonkey_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for yelp FEDORA-2008-9667
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9667_yelp_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for Miro FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_Miro_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for cairo-dock FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_cairo-dock_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for chmsee FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_chmsee_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for epiphany-extensions FEDORA-2008-9669
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9669_epiphany-extensions_fc9.nasl
2009-01-23 Name : SuSE Update for MozillaFirefox,MozillaThunderbird,seamonkey SUSE-SA:2008:055
File : nvt/gb_suse_2008_055.nasl
2008-11-21 Name : Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities November-08 (Linux)
File : nvt/gb_firefox_mult_vuln_nov08_lin.nasl
2008-11-21 Name : Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities November-08 (Win)
File : nvt/gb_firefox_mult_vuln_nov08_win.nasl
2008-11-19 Name : FreeBSD Ports: firefox
File : nvt/freebsd_firefox35.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
50142 Mozilla Firefox file: URI Chrome Privileges Same Tab Access Local System Save...

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0978.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-01-08 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201301-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20081112_firefox_on_SL4_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-06 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2008-0978.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_MozillaFirefox-5826.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_MozillaFirefox-081124.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-230.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-667-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-25 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_MozillaFirefox-5812.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-24 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_MozillaFirefox-5786.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-16 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.
File : fedora_2008-9667.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-16 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.
File : fedora_2008-9669.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-14 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_f29fea8fb19f11dda55e00163e000016.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-13 Name : The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple v...
File : mozilla_firefox_304.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-13 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0978.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32695
http://secunia.com/advisories/32713
http://secunia.com/advisories/32721
http://secunia.com/advisories/32778
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-51.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021191
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=447579
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg0038...
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