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9.3

Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey can crash or be hijacked

CVE-2010-3176 · published 16 years ago
Summary

Older versions of Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey may stop working or let an attacker run code on a user’s computer. The problem comes from flaws in the part of the software that displays web pages. Upgrade to the latest releases of each program as soon as possible to protect your systems.

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
3.6.9
3.6.10
3.5
3.5.1
3.5.2
11 more version ranges
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey <= 2.0.8
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
30 more version ranges
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird <= 3.0.8
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
60 more version ranges
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.14 and 3.6.x before 3.6.11, Thunderbird before 3.0.9 and 3.1.x before 3.1.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.0....
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.14 and 3.6.x before 3.6.11, Thunderbird before 3.0.9 and 3.1.x before 3.1.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.9 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
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
Timeline
Published21 Oct 2010
Updated30 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2010-3176 · NVD
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