CVE-2010-0164

Public Exploit

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the imgContainer::InternalAddFrameHelper function in src/imgContainer.cpp in libpr0n in Mozilla Firefox 3.6 before 3.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a multipart/x-mixed-replace animation in which the frames have different bits-per-pixel (bpp) values.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.92% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38921 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38918 vdb entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-047
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:070 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=547143 exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0692 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8703 signature vdb entry
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-09.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510535/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0164?
CVE-2010-0164 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0164?
To fix CVE-2010-0164, 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-2010-0164 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0164 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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