Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.12 and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, Thunderbird before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.7 do not properly restrict use of the type attribute of an OBJECT element to set a document's charset, which allows remote attackers to bypass cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanisms via UTF-7 encoding.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 5.0 | xulrunner | 1.9.0.19-4 | DSA-2106-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | firefox | 3.6.9-2.el5 | RHSA-2010:0681 |
| RHEL 5 | nspr +1 | 4.8.6-1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0681 |
| RHEL 5 | nss +3 | 3.12.7-2.el5 | RHSA-2010:0681 |
| RHEL 5 | thunderbird | 2.0.0.24-8.el5 | RHSA-2010:0682 |
| RHEL 5 | xulrunner +1 | 1.9.2.9-1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0681 |
| RHEL 4 | firefox | 3.6.9-1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0681 |
| RHEL 4 | nspr +1 | 4.8.6-1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0681 |
| RHEL 4 | nss +2 | 3.12.7-1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0681 |
| RHEL 4 | seamonkey +5 | 1.0.9-63.el4 | RHSA-2010:0680 |
| RHEL 4 | thunderbird | 1.5.0.12-30.el4 | RHSA-2010:0682 |
| RHEL 3 | seamonkey +9 | 1.0.9-0.60.el3 | RHSA-2010:0680 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Productivity 5 | thunderbird | 2.0.0.24-8.el5 | RHSA-2010:0682 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 50.1.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaThunderbird | 45.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | firefox-esr | 128.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 |
Advisories 7
- RHSA-2010:0681 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2010:0682 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2010:0680 Red Hat Security Advisory: seamonkey security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- DSA-2106-1 xulrunner - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=579744
- SUSE-SA:2010:049 vendor-advisory
- http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox
- FEDORA-2010-14362 vendor-advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100110210
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-61.html
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100112690
- 42867 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2011-0061 vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2010:173 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2010-2323 vdb-entry
- 43101 vdb-entry
- DSA-2106 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11735 vdb-entry signature