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TI-2008-00393 Aliases CVE-2008-0418GHSA-2rxc-55rq-5r4c

Directory traversal vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12, Thunderbird before…

Priority LOW 31CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8, when using "flat" addons, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary Javascript, image, and stylesheet files via the chrome: URI scheme, as demonstrated by stealing session information from sessionstore.js.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08633 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0.0.11VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.1.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0.0.11VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.0.11 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.0.11 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2008:0103 Released 2008-02-08 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-1.5.0.12-9.el5, firefox-1.5.0.12-9.el5.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-9.el5.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.10.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.10.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.10.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-1.5.0.12-9.el5, firefox-1.5.0.12-9.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.10.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.10.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.10.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.10.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.10.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.10.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.10.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.10.el4.ia64
  • RHSA-2008:0105 Released 2008-02-08 · Red Hat rating Critical
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-8.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-8.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-8.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-1.5.0.12-8.el5, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-8.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-8.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-8.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-8.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-8.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-8.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird-1.5.0.12-8.el5, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-8.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-8.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-8.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-8.el4.ia64
  • RHSA-2008:0104 Released 2008-02-08 · Red Hat rating Critical
    seamonkey security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el3.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.9.el3 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el2.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el2.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el3.ia64 +37
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-9.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-9.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-9.el4.ia64 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-9.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-9.el4.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-9.el4 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.9.el2.i386 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el3.ia64 +27
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-9.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-9.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-9.el4.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.9.el2.i386 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el3.ia64 +27
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-9.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-9.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-9.el4.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.9.el2.ia64, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.9.el2.ia64 +8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0104
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0103
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2008:0104
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0104
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0103, RHSA-2008:0104, RHSA-2008:0105
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0103, RHSA-2008:0105
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0103, RHSA-2008:0104, RHSA-2008:0105
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0104
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0104
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0103, RHSA-2008:0104, RHSA-2008:0105
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0105
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0104
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0104
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0103, RHSA-2008:0104, RHSA-2008:0105
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0104

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0418
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rxc-55rq-5r4c
  3. 2026-10-13 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Advisory 23

Other 15

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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