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CVE-2010-3171

Publication date 15 September 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The Math.random function in the JavaScript implementation in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.10 through 3.5.11, 3.6.4 through 3.6.8, and 4.0 Beta1 uses a random number generator that is seeded only once per document object, which makes it easier for remote attackers to track a user, or trick a user into acting upon a spoofed pop-up message, by calculating the seed value, related to a "temporary footprint" and an "in-session phishing attack." NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-5913.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
firefox-3.0 11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
firefox-3.5 11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty Ignored
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
seamonkey 11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
thunderbird 11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic Ignored end of life
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
xulrunner-1.9.2 11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

jdstrand

CVEs in Firefox are tracked in the xulrunner source packages for builds that use the system xulrunner, and firefox source packages for those that use a static build xulrunner (1.8.0): firefox (1.5) - Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (system xul) xulrunner (1.8.1): firefox (2.0) - Ubuntu 6.10 - 8.04 LTS (system xul) xulrunner-1.9: (ignored) reverse dependencies no longer process web content xulrunner-1.9.1: (ignored) reverese dependencies no longer process web content xulrunner-1.9.2: system xul for reverese dependencies that process web content firefox: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (static build) firefox: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and higher (static build of 3.6.x or higher) firefox-3.0: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, 9.04 (static build of 3.6.x) firefox-3.5: Ubuntu 9.04 (ignored, uses system xul 1.9.1. Use 3.0 instead) firefox-3.5: Ubuntu 9.10 (static build of 3.6.x)