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TI-2008-02807 Aliases CVE-2008-2933GHSA-9wm7-g493-2j99

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.16, and 3.x before 3.0.1, interprets '|' (pipe) characters…

Priority LOW 18CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02753 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 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 · 63

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0.0.15VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.0.15 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 53 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.9VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.10VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.11VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.12VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.9VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.10VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.11VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.12VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.13VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.14VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0_.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0_.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0_.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0_.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0_.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0_.9VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0_.10VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0_8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.11 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.12 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.11 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.12 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.13 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.14 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0_.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0_.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0_.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0_.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0_.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0_.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0_.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0_8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2008:0597 Released 2008-07-16 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) devhelp-0.12-18.el5, devhelp-0.12-18.el5.i386, devhelp-0.12-18.el5.ia64 +28
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) devhelp-0.12-18.el5, devhelp-0.12-18.el5.i386, firefox-3.0.1-1.el5 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) devhelp-0.12-18.el5, devhelp-devel-0.12-18.el5, devhelp-devel-0.12-18.el5.i386 +5
  • RHSA-2008:0598 Released 2008-07-16 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS EUS (v. 4.5) firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES EUS (v. 4.5) firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0597
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS EUS (v. 4.5)Fixed RHSA-2008:0598
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0598
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0597
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0597
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0598
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES EUS (v. 4.5)Fixed RHSA-2008:0598
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0598
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0598

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2933
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9wm7-g493-2j99

References

Advisory 13

Other 7

  • 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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