CVE-2010-0168 Other in n/a
Remote attackers can cause browser crashes or execute code via crafted image URLs in Firefox, requiring specific non-default configuration settings.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-0168?
CVE-2010-0168 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 25 Mar 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The nsDocument::MaybePreLoadImage function in content/base/src/nsDocument.cpp in the image-preloading implementation in Mozilla Firefox 3.6 before 3.6.2 does not apply scheme restrictions and policy restrictions to the image's URL, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or hang) or hijack the functionality of the browser's add-ons via a crafted SRC attribute of an IMG element, as demonstrated by remote command execution through an ssh: URL in a configuration that supports gnome-vfs with a nonstandard network.gnomevfs.supported-protocols setting.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0168?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0168?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2010-0168 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-0168 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vpv3-qgmw-47f8.