CVE-2010-3168

Mozilla XUL tree removal crash and remote code execution (MFSA 2010-55)

Published Sep 9, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 4.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.12 and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, Thunderbird before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.7 do not properly restrict the role of property changes in triggering XUL tree removal, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deleted memory access and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by setting unspecified properties.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2106-1 New xulrunner packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2106-2 New xulrunner packages fix regression
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-3168 Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.12 and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, Thunderbird before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.7 do not properly restrict the role of property changes in triggering XUL tree removal, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deleted memory access and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by setting unspecified properties.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-975-1 Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-978-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:03 AM
Reserved
Aug 27, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 9, 2010, 7:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:22 PM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Sep 7, 2010, 12:00 AM