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CVE-2008-2933

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.16, and 3.x before 3.0.1, interprets '|' (pipe) characters in a command-line URI as requests to open multiple tabs, which allows remote attackers to access chrome:i URIs, or read arbitrary local files via manipulations involving a series of URIs that is not entirely handled by a vector application, as exploited in conjunction with CVE-2008-2540. NOTE: this issue exists because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2005-2267.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-2933 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from mozilla organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-07-17T13:41:00.000

Last Modified

2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.6 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mozilla	firefox	≤ 2.0.0.15	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.9	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.9.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.9.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.9.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.10	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.10.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.9	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.10	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.11	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.12	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.9	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.10	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.11	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.12	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.13	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.14	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.9	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.10	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/31106 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31120 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31121 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31129 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31145 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31157 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31176 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31183 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31261 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31270 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31306 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31377 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-03.xml ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 ([email protected])
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0238 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1614 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1615 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/130923 US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:148 ([email protected])
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-35.html ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5031400 ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0597.html ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0598.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494860/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30242 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020500 ([email protected])
http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.380974 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-623-1 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-626-1 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-626-2 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=441120 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43832 ([email protected])
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2683 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11618 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31106 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31120 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31121 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31129 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31145 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31157 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31176 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31183 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31261 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31270 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31306 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31377 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-03.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0238 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1614 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1615 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/130923 US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:148 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-35.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5031400 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0597.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0598.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494860/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30242 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020500 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.380974 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-623-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-626-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-626-2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=441120 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43832 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2683 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11618 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mozilla's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.