CVE-2010-3179 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a stack-based buffer overflow in text rendering triggered by document.write.
- 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-2010-3179?
CVE-2010-3179 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 21 Oct 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
Stack-based buffer overflow in the text-rendering functionality in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.14 and 3.6.x before 3.6.11, Thunderbird before 3.0.9 and 3.1.x before 3.1.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a long argument to the document.write method.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3179?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3179?
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-2010-3179 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-3179 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-86hh-v273-w3qf.