CVE-2011-3670

Mozilla: Same-origin bypass using IPv6-like hostname syntax (MFSA 2012-02)

Published Feb 1, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.26 and 4.x through 6.0, Thunderbird before 3.1.18 and 5.0 through 6.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.4 do not properly enforce the IPv6 literal address syntax, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by making XMLHttpRequest calls through a proxy and reading the error messages.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2400-1 iceweasel security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2402-1 iceape security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2406-1 icedove security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-3629 Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.26 and 4.x through 6.0, Thunderbird before 3.1.18 and 5.0 through 6.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.4 do not properly enforce the IPv6 literal address syntax, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by making XMLHttpRequest calls through a proxy and reading the error messages.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1350-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1353-1 Xulrunnner vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:46 PM
Reserved
Sep 23, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 1, 2012, 4:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:33 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 31, 2012, 12:00 AM