CVE-2002-2436: Infoleak

Published Dec 7, 2011
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Updated

The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 4.0, Thunderbird before 3.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.1 does not properly handle the :visited pseudo-class, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about visited web pages via a crafted HTML document, a related issue to CVE-2010-2264.

Affected Software

150 affected components
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.17
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.11
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.17
Mozilla Firefox<=3.6.24
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.11
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.12
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.23
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.12
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.21
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.16
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.19
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.13
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.18
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.20
Mozilla Firefox=3.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.22
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.13
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.13
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.16
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.14
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.15
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.10
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.10
Mozilla Thunderbird<=3.1.16
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.13
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.12
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.13
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.5.0.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.1-alpha2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.17
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-alpha_2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0-beta
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1-alpha
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-rc2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-alpha_3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0-alpha
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0a1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.12
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.12
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.14
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.11
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-beta_2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.11
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-alpha_1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.5.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1-beta
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey<=2.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.1-alpha1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.5.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.15
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.14
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.16
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-beta_1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.19
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-rc1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.13
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.18
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.4

Event History

Dec 7, 2011
CVE Published
07:55 PM
Dec 8, 2011
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2002-2436?

CVE-2002-2436 is classified as a medium-severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2002-2436?

To fix CVE-2002-2436, you should upgrade to a patched version of Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey.

3

What impact does CVE-2002-2436 have on my privacy?

CVE-2002-2436 allows remote attackers to infer information about user browsing habits by exploiting the :visited CSS pseudo-class.

4

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2436?

CVE-2002-2436 affects Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 4.0, Thunderbird versions prior to 3.3, and SeaMonkey versions prior to 2.1.

5

Is CVE-2002-2436 still a concern today?

CVE-2002-2436 is less of a concern today due to the deprecation of vulnerable versions, but users should still ensure they are running up-to-date software.

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