Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-4582 (CCN-45740)

Assigned:2008-09-27
Published:2008-09-27
Updated:2018-10-30
Summary:Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1 through 3.0.3, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13, when running on Windows, do not properly identify the context of Windows .url shortcut files, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via an HTML document that is directly accessible through a filesystem, as demonstrated by documents in (1) local folders, (2) Windows share folders, and (3) RAR archives, and as demonstrated by IFRAMEs referencing shortcuts that point to (a) about:cache?device=memory and (b) about:cache?device=disk, a variant of CVE-2008-2810.
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:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
3.4 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
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)
3.4 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/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:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Oct 07 2008 - 03:32:09 CDT
Firefox Privacy Broken If Used to Open Web Page File

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-4582

Source: CCN
Type: LIUDIEYU Advisory, 2008-09-27
Firefox Privacy Broken If Used to Open Web Page File

Source: MISC
Type: Broken Link
http://liudieyu0.blog124.fc2.com/blog-entry-6.html

Source: CCN
Type: SA32192
Firefox .url Shortcut File Information Disclosure

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
32192

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
32684

Source: CCN
Type: SA32693
Mozilla Firefox 2 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
32693

Source: CCN
Type: SA32714
Mozilla SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
32714

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
32721

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
32778

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
32845

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
32853

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
33433

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
33434

Source: CCN
Type: SA34501
Sun Solaris Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
34501

Source: SREASON
Type: Third Party Advisory
4416

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1021212

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1021190
Mozilla Firefox '.url' Windows Shortcut Files May Let Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1021212
(Mozilla Issues Fix for SeaMonkey) Mozilla Firefox '.url' Windows Shortcut Files May Let Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information

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-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: UBUNTU
Type: Third Party Advisory
USN-667-1

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-1669

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-1671

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-1696

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-1697

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

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1671
iceweasel -- several vulnerabilities

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

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

Source: CCN
Type: Mozilla Firefox Web site
Firefox web browser

Source: CCN
Type: MFSA 2008-47
Information stealing via local shortcut files

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-47.html

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 51927
Mozilla Multiple Products .desktop File Handling about: URL Restriction Bypass

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20081007 Firefox Privacy Broken If Used to Open Web Page File

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
31611

Source: CCN
Type: BID-31611
Mozilla Firefox Internet Shortcut Same Origin Policy Violation Vulnerability

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
31747

Source: CCN
Type: BID-31747
Mozilla Firefox '.url' Shortcut Processing Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1021190

Source: CERT
Type: Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
TA08-319A

Source: VUPEN
Type: Not Applicable
ADV-2008-2818

Source: VUPEN
Type: Not Applicable
ADV-2009-0977

Source: CCN
Type: Bugzilla@Mozilla - Bug 455311
(CVE-2008-4582) [FIX]mid-autumn festival vulnerability

Source: MISC
Type: Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455311

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
firefox-internet-shortcut-info-disclosure(45740)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
firefox-internet-shortcut-info-disclosure(45740)

Source: FEDORA
Type: Not Applicable
FEDORA-2008-9667

Source: FEDORA
Type: Not Applicable
FEDORA-2008-9669

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 4:
  • cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 5:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • 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: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: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: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:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17616
    P
    		USN-667-1 -- firefox, firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9 vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8140
    P
    		DSA-1671 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:12973
    P
    		DSA-1696-1 icedove -- several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20161
    P
    		DSA-1671-1 iceweasel - 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.debian:def:1696
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2009-01-07
    oval:org.debian:def:1697
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2009-01-07
    oval:org.debian:def:1671
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2008-11-24
    oval:org.debian:def:1669
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2008-11-23
    BACK
    debian debian linux 4.0
    mozilla firefox 3.0.1
    mozilla firefox 3.0.2
    mozilla firefox 3.0.3
    microsoft windows *
    mozilla firefox 2.0
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.1
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.10
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.11
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.12
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.13
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.14
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.15
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.16
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.17
    microsoft windows *
    canonical ubuntu linux 6.06
    canonical ubuntu linux 7.10
    canonical ubuntu linux 8.04
    canonical ubuntu linux 8.10
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0 alpha
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0 beta
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0.1
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0.2
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0.3
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0.4
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0.5
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0.6
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0.7
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0.8
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0.9
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1 alpha
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1 beta
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.1
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.2
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.3
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.4
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.5
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.6
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.7
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.8
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.9
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.10
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.11
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.12
    microsoft windows *
    mozilla firefox 2.0
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.1
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.2
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.3
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.4
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.5
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.3
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.6
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.9
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.2
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.1
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.7
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.4
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.8
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.5
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.6
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.11
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.12
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.10
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.13
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.7
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.8
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.9
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.14
    mozilla firefox 3.0
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.15
    mozilla firefox 3.0.1
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.10
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.11
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.16
    mozilla firefox 3.0.3
    mozilla firefox 3.0.2
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.17
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.12
    debian debian linux 4.0