Mozilla DOM attribute cloning remote code execution vulnerability
Published Jul 30, 2010
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.15%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the attribute-cloning functionality in the DOM implementation in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.11 and 3.6.x before 3.6.7, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to deletion of an event attribute node with a nonzero reference count.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:3.6.7-2.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:3.6.7-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xulrunner-0:1.9.2.7-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:3.6.7-2.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0547 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:3.6.7-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0547 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner-0:1.9.2.7-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0547 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.15% (0.05153) | 92.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.15% (0.05153) | 91.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.49% (0.01487) | 79.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.15% (0.03148) | 78.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.49% (0.01487) | 79.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 66.93% (0.66930) | 98.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 11.79% (0.11791) | 95.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 13.33% (0.13329) | 95.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 16, 2023 | 8.34% (0.08337) | 93.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.37% (0.09371) | 93.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 93.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 92.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 81.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-35.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512515 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41849 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-134/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1208 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=572986 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=615458 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1208
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11740 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1208
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-35.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512515 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41849 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-134/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1208 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=572986 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=615458 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1208 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11740 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1208 |
Change history (0)
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