Mozilla Firefox 3.6/3.6.1 MaybePreLoadImage access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox 3.6/3.6.1. This affects the function nsDocument::MaybePreLoadImage. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2010-0168. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox 3.6/3.6.1 (Web Browser). Affected is the function nsDocument::MaybePreLoadImage. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The nsDocument::MaybePreLoadImage function in content/base/src/nsDocument.cpp in the image-preloading implementation in Mozilla Firefox 3.6 before 3.6.2 does not apply scheme restrictions and policy restrictions to the image's URL, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or hang) or hijack the functionality of the browser's add-ons via a crafted SRC attribute of an IMG element, as demonstrated by remote command execution through an ssh: URL in a configuration that supports gnome-vfs with a nonstandard network.gnomevfs.supported-protocols setting.

The weakness was disclosed 03/25/2010 by Wladimir Palant (moz_bug_r_a4) with Mozilla Developers (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-0168. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63402 (GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117103 (Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2010-09, MFSA 2010-10, MFSA 2010-11, MFSA 2010-12, MFSA 2010-13, MFSA 2010-14, MFSA 2010-15)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (33798), Tenable (63402), SecurityFocus (BID 38918†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25143†). The entries VDB-5327, VDB-36797, VDB-36612 and VDB-37141 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 63402
Nessus Name: GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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OpenVAS ID: 830879
OpenVAS Name: Mandriva Update for blogtk MDVA-2010:070 (blogtk)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Wladimir Palant (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Mozilla Developers
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-0168 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0168
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52362

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SecurityFocus: 38918 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox Thunderbird and Seamonkey MFSA 2010-09 through -15 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 25143 - Mozilla Firefox Prior to 3.6.2 Image Preloading Remote Security Bypass or DoS Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/03/2026 09:15
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (57), 02/22/2017 10:42 (12), 09/05/2021 17:07 (4), 09/05/2021 17:15 (1), 12/01/2024 09:17 (25), 02/02/2025 00:30 (3), 05/03/2026 09:15 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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