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3.3

Spice-xpi Firefox plug-in can leak data to local users

CVE-2010-2792 · published 16 years ago
Summary

The Spice-xpi plug-in for Firefox creates a local communication socket that can be accessed by anyone with access to the computer. This allows a local user to read sensitive information or intercept data between the plug-in and its client. Update the plug-in to the latest version or remove it if it is not needed.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
redhat spice-xpi 2.2
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:spice-xpi:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
Race condition in the SPICE (aka spice-xpi) plug-in 2.2 for Firefox allows local users to obtain sensitive information, and conduct man-in-the-middle attacks, by providing a UNIX socket for communi...
Race condition in the SPICE (aka spice-xpi) plug-in 2.2 for Firefox allows local users to obtain sensitive information, and conduct man-in-the-middle attacks, by providing a UNIX socket for communication between this plug-in and the client (aka qspice-client) in qspice 0.3.0, and then accessing this socket.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
3.3 Low
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-362Race Condition
Timeline
Published30 Aug 2010
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2010-2792 · NVD
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