CVE-2010-0176

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.19, 3.5.x before 3.5.9, and 3.6.x before 3.6.2; Thunderbird before 3.0.4; and SeaMonkey before 2.0.4 do not properly manage reference counts for option elements in a XUL tree optgroup, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger access to deleted elements, related to a "dangling pointer vulnerability."

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.95% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57392 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/39397 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0333.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39308 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39136 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7222 signature vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11052 signature vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0781 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038406.html vendor advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-921-1 vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023776 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023782 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-18.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0764 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0765 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:070 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038367.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38566 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39117 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=538308
http://secunia.com/advisories/39243 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0748 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0849 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038378.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0790 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/39242 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2027 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0332.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39240 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39204 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0176?
CVE-2010-0176 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0176?
To fix CVE-2010-0176, 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-2010-0176 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0176 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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