CVE-2010-3771: Medium severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Published Dec 10, 2010
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Updated

Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.16 and 3.6.x before 3.6.13, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.11, does not properly handle injection of an ISINDEX element into an about:blank page, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via vectors related to redirection to a chrome: URI.

Affected Software

173 affected components
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.11
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.12
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.3
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=2.0.3
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=1.1.12
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.14
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=2.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.5.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.15
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<=2.0.10
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
Mozilla Firefox=0.1
Mozilla Firefox=0.8
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta2
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.17
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.8
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=1.4.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta1
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=1.5
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.14
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=0.10.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=0.9
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.16
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.6
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.17
Mozilla Firefox=0.7
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=0.2
Mozilla Firefox=0.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=1.0
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=2.0
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.14
Mozilla Firefox=0.6
Mozilla Firefox=0.7.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.15
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.12
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=0.5
Mozilla Firefox=0.6.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.1
Mozilla Firefox<=3.5.15
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.3
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.13
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.18
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.13
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.5
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.0-preview_release
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.20
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=0.9-rc
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.19
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.13
Mozilla Firefox=0.10
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.16
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.11

Event History

Dec 10, 2010
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3771?

CVE-2010-3771 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for remote code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2010-3771?

To fix CVE-2010-3771, upgrade your Mozilla Firefox version to at least 3.5.16 or 3.6.13, or SeaMonkey to at least 2.0.11.

3

What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2010-3771?

CVE-2010-3771 can be exploited through specially crafted web pages that redirect users to the vulnerable about:blank pages.

4

Which versions of Firefox are affected by CVE-2010-3771?

Versions of Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.16 and 3.6.x before 3.6.13 are affected by CVE-2010-3771.

5

Is CVE-2010-3771 a browser-specific vulnerability?

Yes, CVE-2010-3771 specifically affects Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey browsers.

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