PT-2010-5057 · Mozilla+1 · Firefox+3

Dirk Heinrich

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Published

2010-12-10

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Updated

2024-06-15

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CVE-2010-3769

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

VectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 3.5.16 Mozilla Firefox versions 3.6.x prior to 3.6.13 Thunderbird versions prior to 3.0.11 Thunderbird versions 3.1.x prior to 3.1.7 SeaMonkey versions prior to 2.0.11
Description The issue arises from the improper handling of long strings by the line-breaking implementation, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This can be achieved through a crafted document.write call that triggers a buffer over-read.
Recommendations For Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 3.5.16, update to version 3.5.16 or later. For Mozilla Firefox versions 3.6.x prior to 3.6.13, update to version 3.6.13 or later. For Thunderbird versions prior to 3.0.11, update to version 3.0.11 or later. For Thunderbird versions 3.1.x prior to 3.1.7, update to version 3.1.7 or later. For SeaMonkey versions prior to 2.0.11, update to version 2.0.11 or later.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-3769
DSA-2132-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2014_1100-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1

Affected Products

Firefox
Seamonkey
Suse
Thunderbird