CVE-2010-5074 describes a timing attack vulnerability in the layout engine of Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey versions prior to 4.0, 3.3, and 2.1 respectively. The vulnerability arises from the browser executing different code paths for visited and unvisited links when processing CSS, allowing remote attackers to infer a user's browsing history. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure (C:P). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.6.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.