# CVE-2008-2933: 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 t

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-07-17 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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- 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.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5031400
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0597.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31270
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31121
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31145
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020500
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31377
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0238
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-03.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494860/100/0/threaded
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-626-2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0598.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1614
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31183
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31106
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/130923
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2683
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31261
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31120
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-35.html

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