CVE-2010-0163 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash the application by sending a crafted email attachment to Thunderbird or SeaMonkey users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-0163?
CVE-2010-0163 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.24 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.19 process e-mail attachments with a parser that performs casts and line termination incorrectly, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted message, related to message indexing.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0163?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0163?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2010-0163 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0163 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Seamonkey
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c9pm-wqw2-p2v7.