Description
Mozilla Firefox before 7.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.4 do not properly restrict availability of motion data events, which makes it easier for remote attackers to read keystrokes by leveraging JavaScript code running in a background tab.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-45.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.usenix.org/events/hotsec11/tech/tech.html#CaiThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=682562Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13954Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-45.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.usenix.org/events/hotsec11/tech/tech.html#CaiThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=682562Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13954Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 29, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified