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9.3

Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey can crash or be hijacked

CVE-2010-3168 · published 16 years ago
Summary

Older versions of Firefox (before 3.5.12 or 3.6.9), Thunderbird (before 3.0.7 or 3.1.3) and SeaMonkey (before 2.0.7) may let a malicious web page change hidden settings that cause the program to stop working or, in rare cases, run unwanted code. This happens because the browsers do not properly check those changes. Update the browsers to the latest releases to close the gap.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
mozilla firefox 3.6
3.6.2
3.6.3
3.6.4
3.6.6
3.6.7
3.6.8
<= 3.5.11
1.0
1.0.1
1.0.2
1.0.3
76 more version ranges
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey <= 2.0.6
1.0
1.0.1
1.0.2
1.0.3
1.0.4
1.0.5
1.0.6
1.0.7
1.0.8
1.0.9
1.1
29 more version ranges
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird <= 3.0.6
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.7.1
0.7.2
0.7.3
0.8
56 more version ranges
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
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 do not properly restrict the role of property changes in triggering...
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 do not properly restrict the role of property changes in triggering XUL tree removal, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deleted memory access and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by setting unspecified properties.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
9.3 Critical
Exploitation
5% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-119Buffer Overflow
Timeline
Published9 Sep 2010
Updated3 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2010-3168 · NVD
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