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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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2008-4994 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-667-1 | Firefox and xulrunner vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:16.948Z
Reserved: 2008-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-5015
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Status : Modified
Published: 2008-11-13T11:30:01.267
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2008-5015
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN