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CVE-2008-2933

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

2.6 LowFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

2.75%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.6

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.

Record
CVE-2008-2933
CVSS 2.0
2.6 LowAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-2933
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2926 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2008-2926
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9wm7-g493-2j99 No score

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

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.

Record
GHSA-9wm7-g493-2j99
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
iceweasel
Debian:4.0
 before 2.0.0.16-0etch1, plus listed versions
2.0.0.10-0etch12.0.0.10-12.0.0.10-22.0.0.11-12.0.0.12-0etch1
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2.0.0.12-12.0.0.12-22.0.0.13-0etch12.0.0.13-12.0.0.14-0etch12.0.0.14-12.0.0.14-22.0.0.15-0etch12.0.0.3-12.0.0.3-22.0.0.4-0etch12.0.0.4-12.0.0.5-0etch12.0.0.5-0etch1+lenny12.0.0.5-12.0.0.5-22.0.0.6+2.0.0.8-0etch12.0.0.6-0etch12.0.0.6-0etch1+lenny12.0.0.6-12.0.0.7-12.0.0.7-22.0.0.8-12.0.0.9-12.0.0.9-2
2.0.0.16-0etch1
xulrunner
Debian:4.0
 before 1.8.0.15~pre080614d-0etch1, plus listed versions
1.8.0.11-21.8.0.11-31.8.0.11-41.8.0.11-4.11.8.0.12-0etch1
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1.8.0.13~pre070720-0etch11.8.0.13~pre070720-0etch21.8.0.13~pre070720-0etch31.8.0.13~pre070720-0etch3+lenny11.8.0.14~pre071019b-0etch11.8.0.14~pre071019b-0lenny11.8.0.14~pre071019c-0etch11.8.0.15~pre080131a-0etch11.8.0.15~pre080131b-0etch11.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch11.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch2
1.8.0.15~pre080614d-0etch1
iceape
Debian:4.0
 before 1.0.13~pre080614i-0etch1, plus listed versions
1.0.10~pre070720-0etch11.0.10~pre070720-0etch1+lenny11.0.10~pre070720-0etch31.0.10~pre070720-0etch3+lenny11.0.11~pre071022-0etch1
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1.0.11~pre071022-0etch1+lenny11.0.12~pre080131b-0etch11.0.12~pre080131b-0etch21.0.13~pre080323b-0etch11.0.13~pre080323b-0etch21.0.13~pre080323b-0etch31.0.8-41.0.9-0etch1
1.0.13~pre080614i-0etch1
devhelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:0.12-18.el5
0:0.12-18.el5
devhelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:0.12-18.el5
0:0.12-18.el5
devhelp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:0.12-18.el5
0:0.12-18.el5
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
xulrunner-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
xulrunner-devel-unstable
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
devhelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:0.12-18.el5
0:0.12-18.el5
devhelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:0.12-18.el5
0:0.12-18.el5
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:3.0.1-1.el5
0:3.0.1-1.el5
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:3.0.1-1.el5
0:3.0.1-1.el5
nspluginwrapper
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:0.9.91.5-22.el5
0:0.9.91.5-22.el5
nspluginwrapper-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:0.9.91.5-22.el5
0:0.9.91.5-22.el5
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
yelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.16.0-20.el5
0:2.16.0-20.el5
yelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.16.0-20.el5
0:2.16.0-20.el5
devhelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:0.12-18.el5
0:0.12-18.el5
devhelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:0.12-18.el5
0:0.12-18.el5
devhelp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:0.12-18.el5
0:0.12-18.el5
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:3.0.1-1.el5
0:3.0.1-1.el5
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:3.0.1-1.el5
0:3.0.1-1.el5
nspluginwrapper
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:0.9.91.5-22.el5
0:0.9.91.5-22.el5
nspluginwrapper-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:0.9.91.5-22.el5
0:0.9.91.5-22.el5
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
xulrunner-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
xulrunner-devel-unstable
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
0:1.9.0.1-1.el5
yelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.16.0-20.el5
0:2.16.0-20.el5
yelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.16.0-20.el5
0:2.16.0-20.el5
firefox
Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::as
 before 0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::as
 before 0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
firefox
Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::es
 before 0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::es
 before 0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4
0:1.5.0.12-0.21.el4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-2933 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Mozilla Firefox, published July 17, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.75%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in iceweasel 2.0.0.16-0etch1.

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