Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to spoof an SSL indicator for an h
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to spoof an SSL indicator for an http URL or a file URL by setting document.location to an https URL corresponding to a site that responds with a No Content (aka 204) status code and an empty body.
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- Dec 17, 2009
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.2% · 82th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.2%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox |
| mozilla | seamonkey | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey |
| mozilla | thunderbird | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- mozilla firefoxup to 3.0.15 inclusive
- mozilla firefox0.1
- mozilla firefox0.10
- mozilla firefox0.10.1
- mozilla firefox0.2
- mozilla firefox0.3
- mozilla firefox0.4
- mozilla firefox0.5
- mozilla firefox0.6
- mozilla firefox0.6.1
- mozilla firefox0.7
- mozilla firefox0.7.1
- mozilla firefox0.8
- mozilla firefox0.9
- mozilla firefox0.9.1
- mozilla firefox0.9.2
- mozilla firefox0.9.3
- mozilla firefox1.0
- mozilla firefox1.0.1
- mozilla firefox1.0.2
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:5.0 | xulrunner | before 1.9.0.16-1 | 1.9.0.16-1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | seamonkey | before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | seamonkey-chat | before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | seamonkey-debuginfo | before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | seamonkey-devel | before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | seamonkey-dom-inspector | before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | seamonkey-js-debugger | before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | seamonkey-mail | before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | seamonkey-nspr | before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | seamonkey-nspr-devel | before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | seamonkey-nss | before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | seamonkey-nss-devel | before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | firefox | before 0:3.0.16-4.el4 | 0:3.0.16-4.el4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:3.0.16-4.el4 | 0:3.0.16-4.el4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | seamonkey | before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8 | 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | seamonkey-chat | before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8 | 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | seamonkey-debuginfo | before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8 | 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | seamonkey-devel | before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8 | 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | seamonkey-dom-inspector | before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8 | 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | seamonkey-js-debugger | before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8 | 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | seamonkey-mail | before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8 | 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | firefox | before 0:3.0.16-1.el5_4 | 0:3.0.16-1.el5_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:3.0.16-1.el5_4 | 0:3.0.16-1.el5_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | xulrunner | before 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 |
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Same product
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- CVE-2010-3765Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before 3.1.6 and 3.0.x before 3.0.10, and SeaMonkey 2.x befKEV94Now
- CVE-2019-11708Insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open IPC message between child and parent processes can result in the non-sandboxeKEV87Now
- CVE-2015-4495The PDF reader in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0.3, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1.1, and Firefox OS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to bypassKEV86Now
- CVE-2013-1690Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 do not properKEV86Now
- CVE-2019-17026Incorrect alias information in IonMonkey JIT compiler for setting array elements could lead to a type confusion.KEV79This week
- CVE-2024-9680An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines.KEV76This week
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:xulrunner | 1.9.0.16-1 · Debian:5.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:firefox | 0:3.0.16-4.el4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:seamonkey | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:seamonkey-chat | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:seamonkey-debuginfo | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:seamonkey-devel | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:seamonkey-dom-inspector | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:seamonkey-js-debugger | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:seamonkey-mail | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:seamonkey-nspr | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:seamonkey-nspr-devel | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:seamonkey-nss | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:seamonkey-nss-devel | 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- secunia.com/advisories/37699
- secunia.com/advisories/37703
- secunia.com/advisories/37704
- secunia.com/advisories/37785
- secunia.com/advisories/37813
- secunia.com/advisories/37856
- secunia.com/advisories/37881
- securitytracker.com/id?1023342
- securitytracker.com/id?1023343
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1956
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-69.html
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_63_firefox.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37349
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37367
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-873-1
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-874-1
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3547
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=521461
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546722
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54806
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.