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CVE-2010-1208 json

Use-after-free vulnerability in the attribute-cloning functionality in the DOM implementation in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.11 and 3.…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1238

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.2%
EPSS 5.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in the attribute-cloning functionality in the DOM implementation in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.11 and 3.6.x before 3.6.7, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to deletion of an event attribute node with a nonzero reference count.

Patch / fix

  • mozilla firefox 3.5.11, 3.6.7
  • mozilla seamonkey 2.0.6
  • firefox RHEL 4 3.6.7-2.el4
  • firefox RHEL 5 3.6.7-2.el5
  • xulrunner RHEL 5 1.9.2.7-2.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0547

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 50.1.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-1208 updated cvss 6.8

Mozilla DOM attribute cloning remote code execution vulnerability

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox 3.6.7-2.el5, xulrunner 1.9.2.7-2.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox 3.6.7-2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox 3.6.7-2.el5, xulrunner 1.9.2.7-2.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox 3.6.7-2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) xulrunner 1.9.2.7-2.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox 3.6.7-2.el4
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox 3.6.7-2.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0547
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 firefox
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

5.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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