CVE-2010-0178
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.19, 3.5.x before 3.5.9, and 3.6.x before 3.6.2, and SeaMonkey before 2...
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.19, 3.5.x before 3.5.9, and 3.6.x before 3.6.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.4, does not prevent applets from interpreting mouse clicks as drag-and-drop actions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with Chrome privileges by loading a chrome: URL and then loading a javascript: URL.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.6
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.19, 3.5.x before 3.5.9, and 3.6.x before 3.6.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.4, does not prevent applets from interpreting mouse clicks as drag-and-drop actions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with Chrome privileges by loading a chrome: URL and then loading a javascript: URL.
- Record
CVE-2010-0178- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.19, 3.5.x before 3.5.9, and 3.6.x before 3.6.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.4, does not prevent applets from interpreting mouse clicks as drag-and-drop actions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with Chrome privileges by loading a chrome: URL and then loading a javascript: URL.
- Record
CVE-2010-0178- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-0209 No score
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.19, 3.5.x before 3.5.9, and 3.6.x before 3.6.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.4, does not prevent applets from interpreting mouse clicks as drag-and-drop actions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with Chrome privileges by loading a chrome: URL and then loading a javascript: URL.
- Record
EUVD-2010-0209- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8m7g-3wf3-3hff No score
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.19, 3.5.x before 3.5.9, and 3.6.x before 3.6.2, and SeaMonkey before 2...
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.19, 3.5.x before 3.5.9, and 3.6.x before 3.6.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.4, does not prevent applets from interpreting mouse clicks as drag-and-drop actions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with Chrome privileges by loading a chrome: URL and then loading a javascript: URL.
- Record
GHSA-8m7g-3wf3-3hff- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 No score
MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10218-1 No score
seamonkey-2.40-6.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the seamonkey-2.40-6.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10218-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 No score
firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xulrunnerDebian:5.0 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 1.9.0.19-1, plus listed versions 1.9.0.10-11.9.0.11-0lenny11.9.0.11-11.9.0.12-0lenny11.9.0.12-1 Show 15 moreShow less1.9.0.13-0lenny11.9.0.13-11.9.0.14-0lenny11.9.0.14-11.9.0.15-0lenny11.9.0.16-11.9.0.18-11.9.0.5-11.9.0.6-11.9.0.7-0lenny11.9.0.7-0lenny21.9.0.7-11.9.0.8-11.9.0.9-0lenny21.9.0.9-1 |
1.9.0.19-1 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.19-1.el4 | 0:3.0.19-1.el4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.19-1.el4 | 0:3.0.19-1.el4 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.19-1.el4 | 0:3.0.19-1.el4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.19-1.el4 | 0:3.0.19-1.el4 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.19-1.el4 | 0:3.0.19-1.el4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.19-1.el4 | 0:3.0.19-1.el4 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.19-1.el4 | 0:3.0.19-1.el4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.19-1.el4 | 0:3.0.19-1.el4 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 | 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 | 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 | 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 |
xulrunner-devel-unstableRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 | 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.19-1.el5_5 | 0:3.0.19-1.el5_5 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.19-1.el5_5 | 0:3.0.19-1.el5_5 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 | 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 | 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.19-1.el5_5 | 0:3.0.19-1.el5_5 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.19-1.el5_5 | 0:3.0.19-1.el5_5 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 | 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 | 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 | 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 |
xulrunner-devel-unstableRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 | 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 |
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 899 CVEs |
before 50.1.0-1.1 | 50.1.0-1.1 |
firefox-esropenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 1860 CVEs |
before 128.5.1-1.1 | 128.5.1-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-0178 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Mozilla Firefox, published April 3, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.40%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546909
secunia.com/advisories/39397
secunia.com/advisories/39308
secunia.com/advisories/39136
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0781
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-921-1
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securitytracker.com/id?1023776
mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-20.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0764
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57391
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:070
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10460
secunia.com/advisories/39243
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6975
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0748
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0849
debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2027
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0332.html
secunia.com/advisories/39240
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0178
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8m7g-3wf3-3hff
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0332
redhat.com/security/updates/classification
mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox30.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=578147
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=578149
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=578150
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=578152
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=578154
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=578155
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2010/rhsa-2010_0332.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0174
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0174
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0174
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0175
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0175
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0175
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0176
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0176
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0176
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0177
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0177
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0177
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0178
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0178
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0179
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0179
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0179
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5913
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0040
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0652
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0771
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0772
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0773
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0774
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0775
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0776
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0777
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1044
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1169
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1302
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1303
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1304
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1305
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1306
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1307
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1308
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1309
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1310
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1311
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1312
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1313
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1563
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2470
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2654
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3069
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3070
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3071
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3072
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3073
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3074
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3075
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3077
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3078
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3079
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3274
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3370
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3371
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3372
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3373
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3374
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3375
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3376
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3377
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3378
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3379
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3380
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3381
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3383
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3388
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3389
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3555
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3979
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3980
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3982
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3983
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3984
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3985
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0164
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0165
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0166
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0167
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0168
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0169
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0170
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0171
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0172
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0173
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0174
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0176
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0177
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0178
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0181
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0182
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0654
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1028
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1121
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1125
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1196
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1197
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1198
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1199
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1200
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1201
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1202
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1203
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1205
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1206
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1207
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1208
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1209
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1210
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1211
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1212
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1213
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1214
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1215
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2751
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2752
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2753
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2754
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2755
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2760
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2762
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2764
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2765
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2766
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2767
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2768
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2769
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3166
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3167
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3168
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3169
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3170
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3173
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3174
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3175
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3176
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3177
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3178
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3179
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3180
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3182
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3183
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3765
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0068
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0069
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0070
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0079
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0080
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0081
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0084
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1187
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1202
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2366
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2367
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2368
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2369
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2370
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2371
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2372
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2373
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2374
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2375
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2377
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2985
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2986
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/3HI2RC7AJAHY74Q6MK7GNGWU6TITB22V
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