CVE-2010-2751 Security feature bypass in n/a

Low 2.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can spoof SSL security status in Firefox and SeaMonkey via redirect and history manipulation, bypassing security indicators.

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-2010-2751?

CVE-2010-2751 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 30 Jul 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 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2751?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2751?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2010-2751 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2751 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rgc3-g75g-jr7f.

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