Mozilla crashes with evidence of memory corruption (MFSA 2010-01)
Published Feb 21, 2010
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.75%
Description
The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x before 3.0.18 and 3.5.x before 3.5.8, 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) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the nsBlockFrame::StealFrame function in layout/generic/nsBlockFrame.cpp, and unspecified other vectors.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 5.0
Configuration 3
- 8.04
- 8.10
- 9.04
- 9.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.50.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0113
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:3.0.18-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0112
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-52.el4_8
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0113
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0154
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:3.0.18-1.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0112
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird-0:2.0.0.24-2.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0153
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xulrunner-0:1.9.0.18-1.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0112
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.50.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0113 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:3.0.18-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0112 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-52.el4_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0113 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-25.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0154 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:3.0.18-1.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0112 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird-0:2.0.0.24-2.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0153 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner-0:1.9.0.18-1.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0112 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.75% (0.04748) | 91.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.75% (0.04748) | 90.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 30, 2025 | 2.15% (0.02147) | 83.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00754) | 70.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 81.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.90% (0.04903) | 82.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.60% (0.01597) | 80.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.87% (0.03869) | 92.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.43% (0.04428) | 91.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 93.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 92.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 82.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
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