First published: Thu May 20 2010(Updated: )
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.3 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via JavaScript code that performs certain string concatenation and substring operations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-1571.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Mozilla Firefox | =3.6.3 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 |
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CVE-2010-1988 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
To fix CVE-2010-1988, update Mozilla Firefox to version 3.6.4 or later.
CVE-2010-1988 affects Mozilla Firefox version 3.6.3.
Yes, CVE-2010-1988 can potentially allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
CVE-2010-1988 can cause a denial of service on Windows XP SP3 through a NULL pointer dereference.