CVE-2010-1986: Medium severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability
Published May 20, 2010
·Updated
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.3 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via JavaScript code that creates multiple arrays containing elements with long string values, and then appends long strings to the content of a P element, related to the gfxWindowsFontGroup::MakeTextRun function in xul.dll, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-1571.
Affected Software
4 affected components
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.3
Microsoft Windows XP=sp3
All of the following
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.3
Microsoft Windows XP=sp3
Event History
May 20, 2010
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
05:30 PM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:30 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2010-1986?
CVE-2010-1986 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
2
How do I fix CVE-2010-1986?
To fix CVE-2010-1986, updating to a later version of Mozilla Firefox is recommended.
3
Which versions of Firefox are affected by CVE-2010-1986?
CVE-2010-1986 specifically affects Mozilla Firefox version 3.6.3.
4
Can CVE-2010-1986 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2010-1986 can be exploited remotely through malicious JavaScript.
5
What operating system is impacted by CVE-2010-1986?
CVE-2010-1986 affects users running Windows XP SP3.