CVE-2010-0161 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code in Thunderbird via crafted data from malicious mail servers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-0161?
CVE-2010-0161 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Seamonkey, published on 22 Mar 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The nsAuthSSPI::Unwrap function in extensions/auth/nsAuthSSPI.cpp in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.24 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.19 on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows 7 allows remote SMTP, IMAP, and POP servers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted data in a session that uses SSPI.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0161?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0161?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0161 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2010-0161 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0161 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Seamonkey
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4fc7-9mv4-pp8w.