# CVE-2007-3074: Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to read files in the local Firefox installation directory via a resource:// URI.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-06-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to read files in the local Firefox installation directory via a resource:// URI.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470500/100/0/threaded
- http://osvdb.org/35918
- http://larholm.com/2007/06/04/unpatched-input-validation-flaw-in-firefox-2004/
- http://larholm.com/2007/05/25/firefox-0day-local-file-reading/
- http://ha.ckers.org/blog/20070516/read-firefox-settings-poc/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=367428
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25481

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