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CVE-2010-1206
The startDocumentLoad function in browser/base/content/browser.js in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.11 and 3.6.x before 3.6.7, and…
Medium4.3EPSS 1.1%
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- mitre
Description
The startDocumentLoad function in browser/base/content/browser.js in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.11 and 3.6.x before 3.6.7, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.6, does not properly implement the Same Origin Policy in certain circumstances related to the about:blank document and a document that is currently loading, which allows (1) remote web servers to conduct spoofing attacks via vectors involving a 204 (aka No Content) status code, and allows (2) remote attackers to conduct spoofing attacks via vectors involving a window.stop call.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 34% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 40283 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-45.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8248 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=556957 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/cadddabb1178 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://lcamtuf.blogspot.com/2010/06/yeah-about-that-address-bar-thing.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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