--- title: "CVE-2010-3400\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-3400?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2010-3400 Publication date 15 September 2010 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description The js\_InitRandom function in the JavaScript implementation in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.10 and 3.6.x before 3.6.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.5, uses the current time for seeding of a random number generator, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the seed value via a brute-force attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5913. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-3400?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | firefox | 11.04 natty | Not affected | | 10.10 maverick | Not affected | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected | | 9.10 karmic | Not in release | | 9.04 jaunty | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life | | firefox-3.0 | 11.04 natty | Not in release | | 10.10 maverick | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | | 9.10 karmic | Not in release | | 9.04 jaunty | Ignored end of life | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | firefox-3.5 | 11.04 natty | Not in release | | 10.10 maverick | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | | 9.10 karmic | Not affected | | 9.04 jaunty | Ignored | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | seamonkey | 11.04 natty | Not affected | | 10.10 maverick | Not affected | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected | | 9.10 karmic | Not affected | | 9.04 jaunty | Ignored end of life | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | thunderbird | 11.04 natty | Not affected | | 10.10 maverick | Not affected | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected | | 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life | | 9.04 jaunty | Ignored end of life | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | xulrunner-1.9.2 | 11.04 natty | Not affected | | 10.10 maverick | Not affected | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected | | 9.10 karmic | Not affected | | 9.04 jaunty | Ignored end of life | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## Notes --- ### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand) CVEs in Firefox are tracked in the xulrunner source packages for builds that use the system xulrunner, and firefox source packages for those that use a static build xulrunner (1.8.0): firefox (1.5) - Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (system xul) xulrunner (1.8.1): firefox (2.0) - Ubuntu 6.10 - 8.04 LTS (system xul) xulrunner-1.9: (ignored) reverse dependencies no longer process web content xulrunner-1.9.1: (ignored) reverese dependencies no longer process web content xulrunner-1.9.2: system xul for reverese dependencies that process web content firefox: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (static build) firefox: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and higher (static build of 3.6.x or higher) firefox-3.0: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, 9.04 (static build of 3.6.x) firefox-3.5: Ubuntu 9.04 (ignored, uses system xul 1.9.1. Use 3.0 instead) firefox-3.5: Ubuntu 9.10 (static build of 3.6.x) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3400) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3400) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2010-3400) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3400) ### Other references *