Vulnerability CVE-2008-4068 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-4068 (CCN-45360)

Assigned:

2008-09-23

Published:

2008-09-23

Updated:

2018-11-01

Summary:

Directory traversal vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to bypass "restrictions imposed on local HTML files," and obtain sensitive information and prompt users to write this information into a file, via directory traversal sequences in a resource: URI.

CVSS v3 Severity:

5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Low Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

CVSS v2 Severity:

7.8 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
5.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Medium Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

Vulnerability Type:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Obtain Information

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-4068

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Third Party Advisory
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~

Source: SUSE
Type: Third Party Advisory
SUSE-SA:2008:050

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-0879
Critical: firefox security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-0882
Critical: seamonkey security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-0908
Moderate: thunderbird security update

Source: CCN
Type: SA31984
Mozilla Firefox 2 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
31984

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
31985

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
31987

Source: CCN
Type: SA32007
Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32007

Source: CCN
Type: SA32010
Mozilla SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32010

Source: CCN
Type: SA32011
Mozilla Firefox 3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32011

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32012

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32025

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32042

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32044

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32082

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32089

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32092

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32095

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32096

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32144

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32185

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32196

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32845

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
33433

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
33434

Source: CCN
Type: SA34501
Sun Solaris Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
34501

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1020921
Mozilla Firefox 'resource:' Protocol Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Traverse the Directory

Source: SLACKWARE
Type: Third Party Advisory
SSA:2008-269-02

Source: SLACKWARE
Type: Third Party Advisory
SSA:2008-269-01

Source: SLACKWARE
Type: Third Party Advisory
SSA:2008-270-01

Source: SUNALERT
Type: Broken Link
256408

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Alert ID: 256408
Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Firefox Versions Before 2.0.0.19 May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code or Access to Unauthorized Data

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2008-389
thunderbird security update (RHSA-2008-0908)

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2008-421
seamonkey security update (RHSA-2008-0882)

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2008-422
firefox security update (RHSA-2008-0879)

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2009-158
Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Firefox Versions Before 2.0.0.19 May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code or Access to unauthorized Data (Sun 256408)

Source: CCN
Type: NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2009009505, Rev 1
Nortel Response to Sun Alert 256408 - Solaris 10 - Vulnerabilities in Firefox May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-1649

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-1669

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-1696

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-1697

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1649
iceweasel -- several vulnerabilities

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1669
xulrunner -- several vulnerabilities

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1696
icedove -- several vulnerabilities

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1697
iceape -- several vulnerabilities

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: Third Party Advisory
MDVSA-2008:205

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: Third Party Advisory
MDVSA-2008:206

Source: CCN
Type: MFSA 2008-44
resource: traversal vulnerabilities

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-44.html

Source: REDHAT
Type: Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2008:0879

Source: REDHAT
Type: Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2008:0882

Source: REDHAT
Type: Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2008:0908

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
31346

Source: CCN
Type: BID-31346
Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey/Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1020921

Source: CCN
Type: USN-645-1
Firefox and xulrunner vulnerabilities

Source: UBUNTU
Type: Third Party Advisory
USN-645-1

Source: CCN
Type: USN-645-2
Firefox vulnerabilities

Source: UBUNTU
Type: Third Party Advisory
USN-645-2

Source: CCN
Type: USN-645-3
Firefox and xulrunner regression

Source: CCN
Type: USN-647-1
Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Source: UBUNTU
Type: Third Party Advisory
USN-647-1

Source: VUPEN
Type: Third Party Advisory
ADV-2008-2661

Source: VUPEN
Type: Third Party Advisory
ADV-2009-0977

Source: CCN
Type: Bugzilla@Mozilla - Bug 380994
Fix for bug 367428 lets through escaped slashes on Linux (windows too on trunk)

Source: XF
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
mozilla-resourceprotocol-info-disclosure(45360)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mozilla-resourceprotocol-info-disclosure(45360)

Source: OVAL
Type: Third Party Advisory
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11471

Source: FEDORA
Type: Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2008-8425

Source: FEDORA
Type: Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2008-8401

Source: FEDORA
Type: Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2008-8429

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2008:050
Mozilla security problems

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 2.0.0.17)

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 3.0 and < 3.0.2)

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 1.1.12)

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 2.0.0.17)

Configuration 2:

cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3:

cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 1:

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 2:

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 3:

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 4:

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 5:

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 6:

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 7:

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 8:

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 9:

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 10:

cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_productivity:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AND

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:as:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:es:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:ws:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::ws:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::es:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::as:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:novell:linux_desktop:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1::itanium:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:6.06::lts:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0::x86_64:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0::x86_64:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0::x86-64:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.1:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:novell:open_enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:opensuse:opensuse:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:8.04::lts:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:itanium_ia64:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20084068	V	CVE-2008-4068	2017-09-27
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:28693	P	RHSA-2008:0908 -- thunderbird security update (Moderate)	2015-08-17
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29008	P	RHSA-2008:0879 -- firefox security update (Critical)	2015-08-17
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17610	P	USN-647-1 -- mozilla-thunderbird, thunderbird vulnerabilities	2014-06-30
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17626	P	USN-645-1 -- firefox, firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9 vulnerabilities	2014-06-30
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17661	P	USN-645-3 -- firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9 regression	2014-06-30
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17769	P	USN-645-2 -- firefox vulnerabilities	2014-06-30
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7657	P	DSA-1649 iceweasel -- several vulnerabilities	2014-06-23
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19874	P	DSA-1669-1 xulrunner - several vulnerabilities	2014-06-23
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7740	P	DSA-1669 xulrunner -- several vulnerabilities	2014-06-23
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19884	P	DSA-1649-1 iceweasel - several vulnerabilities	2014-06-23
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12973	P	DSA-1696-1 icedove -- several vulnerabilities	2014-06-23
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7950	P	DSA-1697 iceape -- several vulnerabilities	2014-06-23
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13245	P	DSA-1697-1 iceape -- several vulnerabilities	2014-06-23
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8021	P	DSA-1696 icedove -- several vulnerabilities	2014-06-23
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22664	P	ELSA-2008:0908: thunderbird security update (Moderate)	2014-05-26
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22483	P	ELSA-2008:0879: firefox security update (Critical)	2014-05-26
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11471	V	Directory traversal vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to bypass "restrictions imposed on local HTML files," and obtain sensitive information and prompt users to write this information into a file, via directory traversal sequences in a resource: URI.	2013-04-29
oval:org.debian:def:1696	V	several vulnerabilities	2009-01-07
oval:org.debian:def:1697	V	several vulnerabilities	2009-01-07
oval:org.debian:def:1669	V	several vulnerabilities	2008-11-23
oval:org.debian:def:1649	V	several vulnerabilities	2008-10-08
oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20080908	P	RHSA-2008:0908: thunderbird security update (Moderate)	2008-10-01
oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20080879	P	RHSA-2008:0879: firefox security update (Critical)	2008-09-24
oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20080882	P	RHSA-2008:0882: seamonkey security update (Critical)	2008-09-24