CVE-2010-3166

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsTextFrameUtils::TransformText function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.12 and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, Thunderbird before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a bidirectional text run.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.86% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00002.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12186 vdb entry signature
http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047282.html vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-53.html vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100112690
http://secunia.com/advisories/42867 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0061 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:173 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2323 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=579655
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43102 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3166?
CVE-2010-3166 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3166?
To fix CVE-2010-3166, 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-2010-3166 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-3166 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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