CVE-2008-2399

N/A Unknown
Published: May 22, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FireFTP add-on before 0.98.20080518 for Firefox allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via ..\ (dot dot backslash) sequences in responses to (1) MLSD and (2) LIST commands, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30284
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://vuln.sg/fireftp0971-en.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/906907
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.mozdev.org/source/browse/fireftp/src/content/js/connection/controlSocket.js.in.diff?r1=1.58%3Br2=1.59%3Bf=h
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29289
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1596/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42516
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30284
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://vuln.sg/fireftp0971-en.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/906907
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.mozdev.org/source/browse/fireftp/src/content/js/connection/controlSocket.js.in.diff?r1=1.58%3Br2=1.59%3Bf=h
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29289
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1596/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42516
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
65th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Vendors

mozilla fireftp

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