CVE-2010-0167 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2010-0167?

CVE-2010-0167 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 25 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

The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x before 3.0.18, 3.5.x before 3.5.8, and 3.6.x before 3.6.2; Thunderbird before 3.0.2; and SeaMonkey before 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) layout/generic/nsBlockFrame.cpp and (2) the _evaluate function in modules/plugin/base/src/nsNPAPIPlugin.cpp.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0167?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0167?

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-2010-0167 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-0167 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-pfj8-2727-hwr9.