Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Gopher parser in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.14 and 3.6.x before 3.6.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.9, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted name of a (1) file or (2) directory on a Gopher server.
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 | 1.9.0.19-6 | DSA-2124-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | firefox | 3.6.12-1.el6_0 | RHSA-2010:0861 |
| RHEL 6 | xulrunner +1 | 1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 | RHSA-2010:0861 |
| RHEL 5 | firefox | 3.6.11-2.el5 | RHSA-2010:0782 |
| RHEL 5 | nss +3 | 3.12.8-1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0782 |
| RHEL 5 | xulrunner +1 | 1.9.2.11-2.el5 | RHSA-2010:0782 |
| RHEL 4 | firefox | 3.6.11-2.el4 | RHSA-2010:0782 |
| RHEL 4 | nss +2 | 3.12.8-1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0782 |
| RHEL 4 | seamonkey +5 | 1.0.9-64.el4 | RHSA-2010:0781 |
| RHEL 3 | seamonkey +9 | 1.0.9-0.61.el3 | RHSA-2010:0781 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 50.1.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | firefox-esr | 128.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 |
Advisories 6
- RHSA-2010:0861 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2010:0782 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2010:0781 Red Hat Security Advisory: seamonkey security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-2124-1 xulrunner - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 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
- RHSA-2010:0782 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2010:210 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12202 vdb-entry signature
- http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=556734
- RHSA-2010:0781 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-68.html
- 42867 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2011-0061 vdb-entry
- DSA-2124 vendor-advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100114250
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100120156
- USN-997-1 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2010-16897 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2010:0861 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2010-16885 vendor-advisory