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critical 9.3

CVE-2010-1212 json

js/src/jstracer.cpp in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x before 3.6.7 and Thunderbird 3.1.x before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1242

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.7%
EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

js/src/jstracer.cpp in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x before 3.6.7 and Thunderbird 3.1.x before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) propagation of deep aborts in the TraceRecorder::record_JSOP_BINDNAME function, (2) depth handling in the TraceRecorder::record_JSOP_GETELEM function, and (3) tracing of out-of-range arguments in the TraceRecorder::record_JSOP_ARGSUB function.

Patch / fix

  • 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

  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 50.1.0-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 45.5.1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-1212 updated cvss 6.8

Mozilla miscellaneous memory safety hazards

  • 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

2.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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