Mozilla arbitrary free flaw
Published Jul 29, 2010
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.13%
Description
layout/generic/nsObjectFrame.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.7 does not properly free memory in the parameter array of a plugin instance, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, related to the DATA and SRC attributes of an OBJECT element. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-1214.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.58.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0557
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:3.6.7-3.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0558
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-61.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0557
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:3.6.7-3.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0556
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xulrunner-0:1.9.2.7-3.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0556
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.58.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0557 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:3.6.7-3.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0558 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-61.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0557 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:3.6.7-3.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0556 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner-0:1.9.2.7-3.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0556 |
| 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.
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.13% (0.04130) | 90.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.13% (0.04130) | 89.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 20, 2025 | 10.16% (0.10163) | 92.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 12.07% (0.12074) | 93.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.73% (0.06731) | 90.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.29% (0.12291) | 89.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.91% (0.06910) | 90.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 14.72% (0.14722) | 95.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 19.34% (0.19336) | 96.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 21, 2024 | 22.14% (0.22139) | 96.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 25, 2023 | 25.13% (0.25127) | 96.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 27.96% (0.27955) | 96.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 29.71% (0.29709) | 96.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 86.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 70.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-48.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2755 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=575836 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617657 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2755
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11961 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2755
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-48.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2755 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=575836 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617657 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2755 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11961 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2755 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.