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intl/uconv/util/nsUnicodeDecodeHelper.cpp in Mozilla...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 2, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

intl/uconv/util/nsUnicodeDecodeHelper.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.7 and Thunderbird before 3.1.1 inserts a U+FFFD sequence into text in certain circumstances involving undefined positions, which might make it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via crafted 8-bit text.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 30, 2010
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 2, 2022
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

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(49th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2010-1210

GHSA ID

GHSA-446p-4x7p-gxv7

Source code

No known source code

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