Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.8 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Mozilla Firefox. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-0178. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.19, 3.5.x before 3.5.9, and 3.6.x before 3.6.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.4, does not prevent applets from interpreting mouse clicks as drag-and-drop actions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with Chrome privileges by loading a chrome: URL and then loading a javascript: URL.

The weakness was presented 04/05/2010 as Bug 546909 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0178. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/05/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45443 (CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2010:0332)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118846 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2010:0332)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (57391), Tenable (45443), Secunia (SA39308†), SecurityTracker (ID 1023776†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25284†). See VDB-52594, VDB-52592, VDB-52591 and VDB-52590 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 45443
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2010:0332)
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OpenVAS ID: 67263
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2027-1 (xulrunner)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0.9

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04/05/2010 +89 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1808 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 546909
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0178 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0178
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52593

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X-Force: 57391
Secunia: 39308
SecurityTracker: 1023776
Vulnerability Center: 25284 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Remote Arbitrary JavaScript Execution Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/05/2026 01:51
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (61), 02/22/2017 12:32 (6), 09/07/2021 08:37 (4), 09/07/2021 08:39 (1), 01/25/2025 22:34 (18), 05/15/2025 15:25 (1), 05/05/2026 01:51 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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