CVE-2010-3775

data: URL meta refresh (MFSA 2010-79)

Published Dec 10, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 3.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.16 and 3.6.x before 3.6.13, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.11, does not properly handle certain redirections involving data: URLs and Java LiveConnect scripts, which allows remote attackers to start processes, read arbitrary local files, and establish network connections via vectors involving a refresh value in the http-equiv attribute of a META element, which causes the wrong security principal to be used.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2132-1 New xulrunner packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-3754 Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.16 and 3.6.x before 3.6.13, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.11, does not properly handle certain redirections involving data: URLs and Java LiveConnect scripts, which allows remote attackers to start processes, read arbitrary local files, and establish network connections via vectors involving a refresh value in the http-equiv attribute of a META element, which causes the wrong security principal to be used.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1019-1 Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:18 AM
Reserved
Oct 5, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 10, 2010, 7:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:23 PM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Dec 9, 2010, 12:00 AM