CVE-2010-0163

Description

Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.24 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.19 process e-mail attachments with a parser that performs casts and line termination incorrectly, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted message, related to message indexing.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.44% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/39001	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0648	vdb entry vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14259	signature vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0499.html	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=505221	patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1556	vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38977	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56993	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38831	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-915-1	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10805	signature vdb entry
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-07.html	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0163?: CVE-2010-0163 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0163?: To fix CVE-2010-0163, 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-2010-0163 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2010-0163 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.