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CVE-2010-0179 json

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 i…

published 2010-04-05 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-0210

cvss
5.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.3%
EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • firefox RHEL 4 3.0.19-1.el4
  • firefox RHEL 5 3.0.19-1.el5_5
  • xulrunner RHEL 5 1.9.0.19-1.el5_5
  • xulrunner-devel-unstable RHEL 5 1.9.0.19-1.el5_5

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0332

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-0179 updated cvss 5.1

Firefox Arbitrary code execution with Firebug XMLHttpRequestSpy

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox 3.0.19-1.el5_5, xulrunner 1.9.0.19-1.el5_5, xulrunner-devel-unstable 1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox 3.0.19-1.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox 3.0.19-1.el5_5, xulrunner 1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox 3.0.19-1.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) xulrunner 1.9.0.19-1.el5_5, xulrunner-devel-unstable 1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox 3.0.19-1.el4
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox 3.0.19-1.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0332
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 firefox
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.1 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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