CVE-2010-1121

Description

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x before 3.6.3 does not properly manage the scopes of DOM nodes that are moved from one document to another, which allows remote attackers to conduct use-after-free attacks and execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving improper interaction with garbage collection, as demonstrated by Nils during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2010.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.48% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/40481 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-930-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043405.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10924 signature vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1640 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0501.html vendor advisory
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2010/02/15/pwn2own-2010
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1557 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1773 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1592 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-930-2 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023817 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=555109
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0500.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20001126-245.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6844 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/40323 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/11005277222
http://secunia.com/advisories/40401 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043369.html vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-25.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40326 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100091069

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1121?
CVE-2010-1121 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1121?
To fix CVE-2010-1121, 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-2010-1121 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-1121 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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