MEDIUM
Firefox arbitrary file disclosure
Published Jul 7, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.25%
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 allow remote attackers to force the upload of arbitrary local files from a client computer via vectors involving originalTarget and DOM Range.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.0.0.14
- 2.0
- 2.0.0.1
- 2.0.0.2
- 2.0.0.3
- 2.0.0.4
- 2.0.0.5
- 2.0.0.6
- 2.0.0.7
- 2.0.0.8
- 2.0.0.9
- 2.0.0.10
- 2.0.0.11
- 2.0.0.12
- 2.0.0.13
- ≤ 1.1.9
- 1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.6
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.17.el2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.20.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:1.5.0.12-0.19.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0549
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-16.3.el4_6
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-14.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0616
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
devhelp-0:0.12-17.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0569
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:3.0-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0569
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird-0:2.0.0.16-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0616
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xulrunner-0:1.9-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0569
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
yelp-0:2.16.0-19.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0569
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.17.el2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0547 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.20.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0547 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:1.5.0.12-0.19.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0549 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-16.3.el4_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0547 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-14.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0616 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | devhelp-0:0.12-17.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0569 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:3.0-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0569 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird-0:2.0.0.16-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0616 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner-0:1.9-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0569 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | yelp-0:2.16.0-19.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0569 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.25% 0.02245
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02245
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.25% (0.02245) | 82.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.25% (0.02245) | 80.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02196) | 82.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.45% (0.06454) | 84.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.08% (0.02079) | 82.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 24, 2025 | 2.56% (0.02558) | 90.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.54% (0.01535) | 87.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 1.18% (0.01180) | 85.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 1.09% (0.01091) | 84.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.09% (0.01091) | 82.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (48)
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0616.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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- http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#firefox2.0.0.15 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-27.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
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- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0549.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30038 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=452604 Issue Tracking
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2646 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2805
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10143 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jul 7, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 20, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2805
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a