First published: Thu Nov 13 2008(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Mozilla Firefox | <=3.0.3 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =3.0 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =3.0-alpha | |
Mozilla Firefox | =3.0-beta2 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =3.0-beta5 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =3.0.1 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =3.0.2 |
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CVE-2008-5015 is rated as a moderate severity vulnerability.
To fix CVE-2008-5015, upgrade Mozilla Firefox to version 3.0.4 or later.
CVE-2008-5015 affects Mozilla Firefox versions 3.0 through 3.0.3, as well as pre-released versions like 3.0-alpha, 3.0-beta2, and 3.0-beta5.
CVE-2008-5015 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges through malicious file URIs.
While there may not be widespread exploitation reported, CVE-2008-5015 creates a security risk that can be leveraged by attackers.