CVE-2010-3179

Mozilla buffer overflow and memory corruption using document.write

Published Oct 21, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 10.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the text-rendering functionality in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.14 and 3.6.x before 3.6.11, Thunderbird before 3.0.9 and 3.1.x before 3.1.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a long argument to the document.write method.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2124-1 New Xulrunner packages fix several vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-997-1 Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-998-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History

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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
Oct 21, 2010, 7:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:22 PM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Oct 19, 2010, 12:00 AM