CVE-2010-0176: Critical severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Published Apr 5, 2010
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Updated

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."

Affected Software

206 affected components
Mozilla Firefox=3.6
Mozilla Firefox=0.1
Mozilla Firefox=0.8
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta2
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.17
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta1
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=0.10.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=0.9
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.16
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.6
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.17
Mozilla Firefox=0.7
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=0.2
Mozilla Firefox=0.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=1.0
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=2.0
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.14
Mozilla Firefox=0.6
Mozilla Firefox<=3.5.7
Mozilla Firefox=0.7.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.15
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=0.5
Mozilla Firefox=0.6.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.3
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.13
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.18
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.5
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.0-preview_release
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.20
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=0.9-rc
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.19
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.13
Mozilla Firefox=0.10
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.16
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.21
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.18
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.16
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.10
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5-beta2
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.13
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.12
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.22
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.14
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.17
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.23
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.12
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.14
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird<=3.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.19
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.17
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-alpha_2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0-beta
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1-alpha
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-rc2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-alpha_3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0-alpha
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.12
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.14
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-beta_2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.11
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-alpha_1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1-beta
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.15
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.16
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-beta_1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.19
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-rc1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.13
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.18
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey<=2.0.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.4

Event History

Apr 5, 2010
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:30 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0176?

The severity of CVE-2010-0176 is classified as high due to its potential to allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

2

How do I fix CVE-2010-0176?

To fix CVE-2010-0176, upgrade to Firefox version 3.0.19, 3.5.9, 3.6.2 or later, or upgrade Thunderbird and SeaMonkey to their respective secure updates.

3

Which applications are affected by CVE-2010-0176?

CVE-2010-0176 affects Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 3.0.19, 3.5.x before 3.5.9, 3.6.x before 3.6.2, Thunderbird before 3.0.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.4.

4

What types of attacks are enabled by CVE-2010-0176?

CVE-2010-0176 can enable remote attackers to exploit the vulnerability through unspecified vectors for executing arbitrary code.

5

When was CVE-2010-0176 introduced?

CVE-2010-0176 was introduced in earlier versions of Mozilla applications and addressed in updates released in 2010.

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