CVE-2010-5074 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can determine which web pages a user has visited by exploiting timing differences in CSS processing, compromising browsing privacy.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-5074?
CVE-2010-5074 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 7 Dec 2011. 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 layout engine in Mozilla Firefox before 4.0, Thunderbird before 3.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.1 executes different code for visited and unvisited links during the processing of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about visited web pages via a timing attack.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5074?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2010-5074?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5074 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2010-5074 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5074 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7j6g-vw57-cfwm.