CVE-2010-0159

Description

The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x before 3.0.18 and 3.5.x before 3.5.8, Thunderbird before 3.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the nsBlockFrame::StealFrame function in layout/generic/nsBlockFrame.cpp, and unspecified other vectors.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.01% Top 25%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-895-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=534082	issue tracking vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9590	vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/38847	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00001.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0113.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:042	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035367.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=530880	issue tracking vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0112.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-01.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56359	vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035346.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38770	third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=467005	issue tracking vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=528134	issue tracking vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1999	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035426.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=527567	issue tracking vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38772	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-896-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0405	vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37242	third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036097.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=528300	issue tracking vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=501934	issue tracking vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036132.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8485	vdb entry third party advisory signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0159?: CVE-2010-0159 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0159?: To fix CVE-2010-0159, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0159 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2010-0159 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.