CVE-2010-0172

Published: Mar 25, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

toolkit/components/passwordmgr/src/nsLoginManagerPrompter.js in the asynchronous Authorization Prompt implementation in Mozilla Firefox 3.6 before 3.6.2 does not properly handle concurrent authorization requests from multiple web sites, which might allow remote web servers to spoof an authorization dialog and capture credentials by demanding HTTP authentication in opportunistic circumstances.

Affected (1)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6

References (12)

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:070

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-15.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38918

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0692

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=537862

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8281

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:070

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-15.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38918

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0692

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=537862

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8281

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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