Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2008-2810
Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 do not properly identify the context of Windows shortcut files, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site for which the user has previously saved a shortcut.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions 2.0, 2.0.0.1, 2.0.0.2
- Mozilla Seamonkey — versions 1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0549.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/31021 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/30898 (third-party-advisory)
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0216
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2646
- secunia.com/advisories/30949 (third-party-advisory)
- slackware.com/security/viewer.php (vendor-advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-32.html