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title: "CVE-2008-2808\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-2808

Publication date 7 July 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 do not properly
escape HTML in file:// URLs in directory listings, which allows remote
attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or have unspecified
other impact via a crafted filename.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| firefox | 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 2.0.0.15+1nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.2 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 2.0.0.15+1nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10 |
| 7.04 feisty | Fixed 2.0.0.15+0nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.4 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.15~prepatch080614c-0ubuntu1 |
| firefox-3.0 | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| iceape | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| iceweasel | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| seamonkey | 11.04 natty | Fixed 1.1.11+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 1.1.11+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 1.1.11+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 |
| 9.10 karmic | Fixed 1.1.11+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 |
| 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 1.1.11+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 1.1.11+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 1.1.12+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| xulrunner | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life |
| 9.04 jaunty | Ignored end of life |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 1.8.1.18+nobinonly.b308.cvs20090331t155113-0ubuntu0.8.10.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 1.8.1.18+nobinonly.b308.cvs20090331t155113-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 1.8.1.18+nobinonly.b308.cvs20090331t155113-0ubuntu0.7.10.1 |
| 7.04 feisty | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2808)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2808)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-2808)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2808)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-619-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-619-1)
+ Firefox vulnerabilities
+ 2 July 2008

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2808>
