CVE-2008-4067 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in older versions of Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey on Linux. This flaw allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating resource: URIs with dot-dot and URL-encoded slash characters. With a CVSS score of 4.3, it is considered medium severity, requiring user interaction (AC:M) for a successful attack, leading to potential information disclosure (C:P) but no integrity or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.0.0.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.0, < 3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.1.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.0.0.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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