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CVE-2010-2751 json

The nsDocShell::OnRedirectStateChange function in docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.11 and 3.6.x before 3.6.…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-2755

cvss
2.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The nsDocShell::OnRedirectStateChange function in docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.11 and 3.6.x before 3.6.7, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.6, allows remote attackers to spoof the SSL security status of a document via vectors involving multiple requests, a redirect, and the history.back and history.forward JavaScript functions.

Patch / fix

  • firefox RHEL 4 3.6.7-2.el4
  • firefox RHEL 5 3.6.7-2.el5
  • xulrunner RHEL 5 1.9.2.7-2.el5
  • seamonkey RHEL 3 1.0.9-0.57.el3
  • seamonkey RHEL 4 1.0.9-60.el4
  • seamonkey-nss RHEL 3 1.0.9-0.57.el3
  • seamonkey-chat RHEL 3 1.0.9-0.57.el3
  • seamonkey-chat RHEL 4 1.0.9-60.el4

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0547RHSA-2010:0546

  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 50.1.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-2751 updated cvss 2.6

Mozilla SSL spoofing with history.back() and history.forward()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 firefox
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-0.57.el3, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0546
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox 3.6.7-2.el5, xulrunner 1.9.2.7-2.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0547
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-0.57.el3, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox 3.6.7-2.el4, seamonkey 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-dom-inspector 1.0.9-60.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0546
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox 3.6.7-2.el5, xulrunner 1.9.2.7-2.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0547
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox 3.6.7-2.el4, seamonkey 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-dom-inspector 1.0.9-60.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0546
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) xulrunner 1.9.2.7-2.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0547
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-0.57.el3, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox 3.6.7-2.el4, seamonkey 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-dom-inspector 1.0.9-60.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-0.57.el3, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox 3.6.7-2.el4, seamonkey 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-dom-inspector 1.0.9-60.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0546

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Exploit prediction

1.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.mozilla.org https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=536466 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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