Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.8 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to code injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0179. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.19 and 3.5.x before 3.5.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.3, when the XMLHttpRequestSpy module in the Firebug add-on is used, does not properly handle interaction between the XMLHttpRequestSpy object and chrome privileged objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript via a crafted HTTP response.

The weakness was shared 04/05/2010 by moz_bug_r_a4 as Bug 504021 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-0179. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75662 (openSUSE Security Update : MozillaThunderbird (MozillaThunderbird-3687)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE 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 (57394), Tenable (75662), SecurityFocus (BID 39124†), Secunia (SA3924†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1023783†). The entries VDB-52593, VDB-52592, VDB-52591 and VDB-52590 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 75662
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : MozillaThunderbird (MozillaThunderbird-3687)
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OpenVAS ID: 67263
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2027-1 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0.9

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01/06/2010 🔍
03/30/2010 +83 days 🔍
04/05/2010 +6 days 🔍
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04/06/2010 +1 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +1529 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +279 days 🔍
05/05/2026 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 504021
Researcher: moz_bug_r_a4
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0179 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52594

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X-Force: 57394
SecurityFocus: 39124 - Mozilla Firefox And SeaMonkey 'XMLHttpRequestSpy' Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 3924
SecurityTracker: 1023783
Vulnerability Center: 25285 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Remote Arbitrary JavaScript Execution via a Crafted HTTP Response, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/05/2026 01:51
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (65), 02/22/2017 12:33 (9), 09/07/2021 08:41 (4), 09/07/2021 08:44 (1), 01/25/2025 22:34 (18), 04/08/2025 16:56 (1), 05/05/2026 01:51 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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