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CVE-2010-3774 json

The NS_SecurityCompareURIs function in netwerk/base/public/nsNetUtil.h in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.16 and 3.6.x before 3.6.13, and SeaMon…

published 2010-12-10 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-3753

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The NS_SecurityCompareURIs function in netwerk/base/public/nsNetUtil.h in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.16 and 3.6.x before 3.6.13, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.11, does not properly handle (1) about:neterror and (2) about:certerror pages, which allows remote attackers to spoof the location bar via a crafted web site.

Patch / fix

  • firefox RHEL 4 3.6.13-3.el4
  • firefox RHEL 5 3.6.13-2.el5
  • firefox RHEL 6 3.6.13-2.el6_0
  • xulrunner RHEL 5 1.9.2.13-3.el5
  • xulrunner RHEL 6 1.9.2.13-3.el6_0

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0966

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-2010-3774 updated cvss 5.1

Mozilla location bar SSL spoofing using network error page (MFSA 2010-83)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox 3.6.13-2.el5, xulrunner 1.9.2.13-3.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox 3.6.13-3.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox 3.6.13-2.el5, xulrunner 1.9.2.13-3.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 3.6.13-2.el6_0, xulrunner 1.9.2.13-3.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) xulrunner 1.9.2.13-3.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox 3.6.13-3.el4
    +8 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) xulrunner 1.9.2.13-3.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox 3.6.13-3.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 3.6.13-2.el6_0, xulrunner 1.9.2.13-3.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 3.6.13-2.el6_0, xulrunner 1.9.2.13-3.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) xulrunner 1.9.2.13-3.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 3.6.13-2.el6_0, xulrunner 1.9.2.13-3.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) xulrunner 1.9.2.13-3.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox 3.6.13-3.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0966

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Exploit prediction

1.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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