CVE-2010-1028

Description

Integer overflow in the decompression functionality in the Web Open Fonts Format (WOFF) decoder in Mozilla Firefox 3.6 before 3.6.2 and 3.7 before 3.7 alpha 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WOFF file that triggers a buffer overflow, as demonstrated by the vd_ff module in VulnDisco 9.0.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.81% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=552216
https://forum.immunityinc.com/board/thread/1161/vulndisco-9-0/
http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2010/02/22/secunia-advisory-sa38608/
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Zero-day-exploit-for-Firefox-3-6-936124.html
http://blog.psi2.de/en/2010/02/20/going-commercial-with-firefox-vulnerabilities/
http://secunia.com/advisories/38608 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7969 vdb entry signature
http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2010/03/18/update-on-secunia-advisory-sa38608/
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-08.html vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/964549 third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/community/forum/thread/show/3592 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1028?
CVE-2010-1028 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1028?
To fix CVE-2010-1028, 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-2010-1028 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-1028 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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