medium
4.3
CWE
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Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2010-1210: Input Validation

First published: Fri Jul 30 2010(Updated: )

intl/uconv/util/nsUnicodeDecodeHelper.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.7 and Thunderbird before 3.1.1 inserts a U+FFFD sequence into text in certain circumstances involving undefined positions, which might make it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via crafted 8-bit text.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Firefox=0.1
Firefox=3.6.2
Firefox=0.8
Firefox=2.0.0.12
Firefox=1.5-beta2
Firefox=3.0.17
Firefox=3.5.3
Firefox=3.0.7
Firefox=1.5.2
Firefox=3.1-beta1
Firefox=3.0.9
Firefox=1.5.0.6
Firefox=1.8
Firefox=3.6.3
Firefox=3.2-beta1
Firefox=2.0.0.2
Firefox=1.5.0.10
Firefox=1.5.0.3
Firefox=3.5.6
Firefox=3.0.8
Firefox=1.5.0.11
Firefox=1.4.1
Firefox=1.5.4
Firefox=1.0.2
Firefox=3.5.5
Firefox=3.0.4
Firefox=1.5-beta1
Firefox=3.5.9
Firefox=3.5.4
Firefox=3.5.7
Firefox=3.0.5
Firefox=1.5
Firefox=0.9.1
Firefox=1.0.4
Firefox=2.0.0.7
Firefox=1.0.7
Firefox=3.5.10
Firefox=3.5.1
Firefox=2.0.0.9
Firefox=0.10.1
Firefox=3.0.14
Firefox=3.5.2
Firefox=0.9
Firefox=2.0.0.16
Firefox=3.0-beta2
Firefox=3.2-beta3
Firefox=1.5.6
Firefox=2.0.0.17
Firefox=0.7
Firefox=2.0.0.15
Firefox=3.0.10
Firefox=0.2
Firefox=0.3
Firefox=3.0.12
Firefox=1.0
Firefox=3.0.3
Firefox=1.5.0.7
Firefox=2.0
Firefox=3.0.19
Firefox=1.0.1
Firefox=2.0-beta1
Firefox=2.0.0.14
Firefox=0.6
Firefox=0.7.1
Firefox=3.0.6
Firefox=3.0.15
Firefox=1.5.0.8
Firefox=2.0.0.3
Firefox=1.5.0.9
Firefox=1.5.0.5
Firefox=1.5.7
Firefox=1.5.0.12
Firefox=2.0.0.6
Firefox=3.0
Firefox=2.0.0.11
Firefox=1.5.0.2
Firefox=1.0.3
Firefox=3.0.1
Firefox=3.6.1
Firefox=2.0.0.4
Firefox=0.5
Firefox=0.6.1
Firefox=1.5.1
Firefox=2.0.0.21
Firefox=0.9.3
Firefox=2.0.0.13
Firefox<=3.6.6
Firefox=2.0.0.18
Firefox=2.0-rc2
Firefox=2.0.0.1
Firefox=3.0.2
Firefox=1.5.5
Firefox=0.9.2
Firefox=1.0-preview_release
Firefox=3.6.4
Firefox=2.0-beta_1
Firefox=2.0.0.20
Firefox=2.0.0.8
Firefox=3.2-beta2
Firefox=3.0-beta5
Firefox=0.9-rc
Firefox=2.0.0.19
Firefox=1.5.8
Firefox=1.5.3
Firefox=0.4
Firefox=1.5.0.4
Firefox=1.5.0.1
Firefox=3.0.13
Firefox=0.10
Firefox=1.0.5
Firefox=2.0.0.5
Firefox=2.0.0.10
Firefox=2.0-rc3
Firefox=3.0-alpha
Firefox=1.0.6
Firefox=3.0.16
Firefox=1.0.8
Firefox=3.0.11
Thunderbird=3.0.5
Thunderbird=1.5.0.7
Thunderbird=0.6
Thunderbird=0.7.2
Thunderbird=2.0.0.4
Thunderbird=2.0.0.6
Thunderbird=0.3
Thunderbird=2.0.0.21
Thunderbird=3.0.1
Thunderbird=0.2
Thunderbird=1.0.7
Thunderbird=2.0.0.18
Thunderbird=2.0.0.9
Thunderbird=2.0.0.15
Thunderbird=2.0.0.16
Thunderbird=2.0.0.20
Thunderbird=2.0.0.8
Thunderbird=2.0.0.7
Thunderbird=1.7.1
Thunderbird=1.5.0.3
Thunderbird=1.5.0.10
Thunderbird=1.5.0.5
Thunderbird=1.5.0.6
Thunderbird=1.0
Thunderbird=2.0.0.3
Thunderbird=3.0.6
Thunderbird=1.0.1
Thunderbird=1.5-beta2
Thunderbird=2.0.0.2
Thunderbird=3.0.3
Thunderbird=1.0.2
Thunderbird=2.0.0.0
Thunderbird=1.5.0.13
Thunderbird=2.0.0.12
Thunderbird=2.0.0.22
Thunderbird=1.5
Thunderbird=1.5.0.2
Thunderbird<=3.1
Thunderbird=2.0.0.13
Thunderbird=1.5.0.8
Thunderbird=2.0.0.14
Thunderbird=3.0.4
Thunderbird=0.5
Thunderbird=1.0.4
Thunderbird=1.5.2
Thunderbird=2.0.0.17
Thunderbird=2.0.0.23
Thunderbird=1.5.0.9
Thunderbird=1.5.0.11
Thunderbird=0.9
Thunderbird=1.0.3
Thunderbird=2.0.0.11
Thunderbird=3.0
Thunderbird=1.5.0.12
Thunderbird=0.7.3
Thunderbird=0.4
Thunderbird=1.5.1
Thunderbird=0.7
Thunderbird=1.5.0.14
Thunderbird=1.0.6
Thunderbird=1.0.5-beta
Thunderbird=2.0.0.5
Thunderbird=1.7.3
Thunderbird=2.0.0.1
Thunderbird=1.5.0.1
Thunderbird=1.0.8
Thunderbird=0.1
Thunderbird=0.7.1
Thunderbird=1.0.5
Thunderbird=0.8
Thunderbird=3.0.2
Thunderbird=2.0.0.19
Thunderbird=1.5.0.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2010-1210?

    CVE-2010-1210 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for facilitating cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2010-1210?

    To address CVE-2010-1210, users should update to Mozilla Firefox version 3.6.7 or later and Thunderbird version 3.1.1 or later.

  • What software is affected by CVE-2010-1210?

    CVE-2010-1210 affects Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 3.6.7 and Thunderbird versions prior to 3.1.1.

  • What type of attack does CVE-2010-1210 enable?

    CVE-2010-1210 enables attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via crafted input.

  • When was CVE-2010-1210 published?

    CVE-2010-1210 was published on March 31, 2010.

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