CVE-2010-0160

Description

The Web Worker functionality in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x before 3.0.18 and 3.5.x before 3.5.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.3, does not properly handle array data types for posted messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.57% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-895-1 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56360 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/38847 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:042 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035367.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0112.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035346.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8465 vdb entry signature
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1999 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=534051
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035426.html vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-02.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-896-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0405 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37242 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=533000
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11166 vdb entry signature
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=531222
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-046
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510533/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0160?
CVE-2010-0160 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0160?
To fix CVE-2010-0160, 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-2010-0160 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0160 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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