CVE-2010-3169: Critical severity firefox vulnerability

Published Sep 9, 2010
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Updated

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine 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 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Affected Software

212 affected components
Mozilla Firefox=3.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey<=2.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0-alpha
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0-beta
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1-alpha
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1-beta
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.11
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.12
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.13
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.14
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.15
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.16
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.17
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.18
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.19
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.5.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.5.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.5.0.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-alpha_1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-alpha_2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-alpha_3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-beta_1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-beta_2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-rc1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-rc2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0a1pre
Mozilla Thunderbird<=3.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5-beta2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.10
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.12
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.13
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.14
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.12
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.14
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.16
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.17
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.18
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.19
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.21
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.22
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.23
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.2
Mozilla Firefox<=3.5.11
Mozilla Firefox=1.0
Mozilla Firefox=1.0-preview_release
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.8
Mozilla Firefox=2.0
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.13
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.14
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.15
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.16
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.17
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.18
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.19
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.20
Mozilla Firefox=3.0
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.13
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.16
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.17
Mozilla Firefox=3.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.10

Event History

Sep 9, 2010
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3169?

CVE-2010-3169 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability because it can lead to denial of service and application crashes.

2

How do I fix CVE-2010-3169?

To fix CVE-2010-3169, update to the latest versions of Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey that are not affected by this vulnerability.

3

Which versions of software are affected by CVE-2010-3169?

CVE-2010-3169 affects Mozilla Firefox versions before 3.5.12, 3.6.x before 3.6.9, Thunderbird before 3.0.7, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.7.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2010-3169?

The impact of CVE-2010-3169 includes potential memory corruption leading to application crashes, resulting in a denial of service.

5

Has CVE-2010-3169 been actively exploited in the wild?

There is no public evidence indicating that CVE-2010-3169 has been actively exploited in the wild.

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