CVE-2008-4068: canonical ubuntu_linux Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-4068 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 24-09-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to bypass "restrictions imposed on local HTML files," and obtain sensitive information and prompt users to write this information into a file, via directory traversal sequences in a resource: URI.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.