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CVE-2008-5015

Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 assigns chrome privileges to a file: URI when it is accessed in...

5.1 MediumFix available

Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 assigns chrome privileges to a file: URI when it is accessed in the same tab from a chrome or privileged about: page, which makes it easier for user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via malicious code in a file that has already been saved on the local system.

Exploit likelihood

2.21%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.1

Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 assigns chrome privileges to a file: URI when it is accessed in the same tab from a chrome or privileged about: page, which makes it easier for user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via malicious code in a file that has already been saved on the local system.

Record
CVE-2008-5015
CVSS 2.0
5.1 MediumAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 assigns chrome privileges to a file: URI when it is accessed in the same tab from a chrome or privileged about: page, which makes it easier for user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via malicious code in a file that has already been saved on the local system.

Record
CVE-2008-5015
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4994 No score

Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 assigns chrome privileges to a file: URI when it is accessed in the same tab from a chrome or privileged about: page, which makes it easier for user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via malicious code in a file that has already been saved on the local system.

Record
EUVD-2008-4994
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w7p9-j7cw-wfpm No score

Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 assigns chrome privileges to a file: URI when it is accessed in...

Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 assigns chrome privileges to a file: URI when it is accessed in the same tab from a chrome or privileged about: page, which makes it easier for user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via malicious code in a file that has already been saved on the local system.

Record
GHSA-w7p9-j7cw-wfpm
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:3.0.4-1.el4
0:3.0.4-1.el4
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:3.0.4-1.el4
0:3.0.4-1.el4
nss
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
nss-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
nss-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:3.0.4-1.el4
0:3.0.4-1.el4
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:3.0.4-1.el4
0:3.0.4-1.el4
nss
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
nss-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
nss-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:3.0.4-1.el4
0:3.0.4-1.el4
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:3.0.4-1.el4
0:3.0.4-1.el4
nss
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
nss-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
nss-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:3.0.4-1.el4
0:3.0.4-1.el4
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:3.0.4-1.el4
0:3.0.4-1.el4
nss
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
nss-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
nss-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
devhelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:0.12-20.el5
0:0.12-20.el5
devhelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:0.12-20.el5
0:0.12-20.el5
devhelp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:0.12-20.el5
0:0.12-20.el5
nss
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
nss-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
nss-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
nss-pkcs11-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
xulrunner-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
xulrunner-devel-unstable
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
devhelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:0.12-20.el5
0:0.12-20.el5
devhelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:0.12-20.el5
0:0.12-20.el5
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:3.0.4-1.el5
0:3.0.4-1.el5
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:3.0.4-1.el5
0:3.0.4-1.el5
nss
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
nss-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
nss-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
yelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.16.0-22.el5
0:2.16.0-22.el5
yelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.16.0-22.el5
0:2.16.0-22.el5
devhelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:0.12-20.el5
0:0.12-20.el5
devhelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:0.12-20.el5
0:0.12-20.el5
devhelp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:0.12-20.el5
0:0.12-20.el5
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:3.0.4-1.el5
0:3.0.4-1.el5
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:3.0.4-1.el5
0:3.0.4-1.el5
nss
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
nss-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
nss-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
nss-pkcs11-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
nss-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
xulrunner-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
xulrunner-devel-unstable
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
yelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.16.0-22.el5
0:2.16.0-22.el5
yelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.16.0-22.el5
0:2.16.0-22.el5

History

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

In short

CVE-2008-5015 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Mozilla Firefox, published November 13, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.21%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in firefox 0:3.0.4-1.el4.

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