Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla products - CVE-2010-3765
Published: February 1, 2017 / Updated: November 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5585
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3765
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Affected software:
SeaMonkey
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Thunderbird
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
SeaMonkey
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Thunderbird
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error within nsCSSFrameConstructor::ContentAppended. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page containing specially crafted document.write and appendChild calls, cause heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-3765
Install the following software versions:
- Firefox 3.5.15
- Firefox 3.6.12
- SeaMonkey 2.0.10
- Thunderbird 3.0.10
- Thunderbird 3.1.6