Firefox command line URL launches multi-tabs
Published Jul 17, 2008
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.75%
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.16, and 3.x before 3.0.1, interprets '|' (pipe) characters in a command-line URI as requests to open multiple tabs, which allows remote attackers to access chrome:i URIs, or read arbitrary local files via manipulations involving a series of URIs that is not entirely handled by a vector application, as exploited in conjunction with CVE-2008-2540. NOTE: this issue exists because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2005-2267.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.0.0.15
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 0.10
- 0.10.1
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.5
- 1.5.0.1
- 1.5.0.2
- 1.5.0.3
- 1.5.0.4
- 1.5.0.5
- 1.5.0.6
- 1.5.0.7
- 1.5.0.8
- 1.5.0.9
- 1.5.0.10
- 1.5.0.11
- 1.5.0.12
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
- 1.5.3
- 1.5.4
- 1.5.5
- 1.5.6
- 1.5.7
- 1.5.8
- 1.8
- 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
- 2.0.0.14
- 2.0_.1
- 2.0_.4
- 2.0_.5
- 2.0_.6
- 2.0_.7
- 2.0_.9
- 2.0_.10
- 2.0_8
- 3.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0598
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 Z Stream
firefox-0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0598
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
devhelp-0:0.12-18.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0597
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:3.0.1-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0597
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nspluginwrapper-0:0.9.91.5-22.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0597
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xulrunner-0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0597
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
yelp-0:2.16.0-20.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0597
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0598 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 Z Stream | firefox-0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0598 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | devhelp-0:0.12-18.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0597 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:3.0.1-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0597 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nspluginwrapper-0:0.9.91.5-22.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0597 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner-0:1.9.0.1-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0597 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | yelp-0:2.16.0-20.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0597 |
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.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.75% (0.02753) | 85.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.75% (0.02753) | 84.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 7.09% (0.07092) | 90.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.94% (0.03941) | 87.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.26% (0.06258) | 84.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.30% (0.03297) | 86.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 3.00% (0.02995) | 90.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.61% (0.01614) | 87.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 1.24% (0.01241) | 85.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 1.24% (0.01241) | 83.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.88% (0.00878) | 79.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 85.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 84.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 67.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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