CVE-2010-4508 Other in n/a

What is CVE-2010-4508?

CVE-2010-4508 is a critical vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 9 Dec 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 WebSockets implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4 through 4.0 Beta 7 does not properly perform proxy upgrade negotiation, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors, related to an "inherent problem" with the WebSocket specification.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4508?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4508?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4508 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-4508 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4508 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox

• CVE-2019-11708 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Sandbox Escape Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2010-3765 Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-26486 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2022-26485 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-11707 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3pfw-5mj7-cxfg.