CVE-2010-4568

CVE-2010-4568 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Bugzilla with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-264.

Key facts

• Severity: High (CVSS 2.0 base score 7.5)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (83rd percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Weakness: CWE-264
• Affected product: Mozilla Bugzilla
• Published: 2011-01-28
• Last modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Bugzilla 2.14 through 2.22.7; 3.0.x, 3.1.x, and 3.2.x before 3.2.10; 3.4.x before 3.4.10; 3.6.x before 3.6.4; and 4.0.x before 4.0rc2 does not properly generate random values for cookies and tokens, which allows remote attackers to obtain access to arbitrary accounts via unspecified vectors, related to an insufficient number of calls to the srand function.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4568?

Bugzilla 2.14 through 2.22.7; 3.0.x, 3.1.x, and 3.2.x before 3.2.10; 3.4.x before 3.4.10; 3.6.x before 3.6.4; and 4.0.x before 4.0rc2 does not properly generate random values for cookies and tokens, which allows remote attackers to obtain access to arbitrary accounts via unspecified vectors, related to an insufficient number of calls to the srand function.

How severe is CVE-2010-4568?

CVE-2010-4568 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated high severity.

Is CVE-2010-4568 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (83rd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2010-4568?

CVE-2010-4568 primarily affects Mozilla Bugzilla. In total, 113 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4568?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2010-4568 published?

CVE-2010-4568 was published on 2011-01-28 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053665.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053678.html
• http://osvdb.org/70700
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43033
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43165
• http://www.bugzilla.org/security/3.2.9/
• http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2322
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45982
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0207
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0271
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=506031&action=diff
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=619594
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=621591
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65001

Affected products (113)

• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.6\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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