CVE-2010-1196

Description

Integer overflow in the nsGenericDOMDataNode::SetTextInternal function in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.10 and 3.6.x before 3.6.4, Thunderbird before 3.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DOM node with a long text value that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.52% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/40481 third party advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-930-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043405.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024138 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1640 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41050 vdb entry
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-29.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0501.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1557 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:125 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11424 signature vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1773 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59665 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1592 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-930-2 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=534666
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1551 vdb entry
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://secunia.com/advisories/40323 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14017 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/40401 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043369.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40326 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41087 vdb entry
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100091069
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024139 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1196?
CVE-2010-1196 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1196?
To fix CVE-2010-1196, 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-2010-1196 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-1196 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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