The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x before 3.0.18 and 3.5.x before 3.5.8…
Priority MEDIUM 50Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04748 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 4 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 to before 3.0.18; 3.5 to before 3.5.8 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 8.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 to before 3.0.18; 3.5 to before 3.5.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 8.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2010:0154 Released 2010-03-17 · Red Hat rating Moderatethunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4.ia64
- RHSA-2010:0153 Released 2010-03-17 · Red Hat rating Moderatethunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-2.0.0.24-2.el5_4, thunderbird-2.0.0.24-2.el5_4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird-2.0.0.24-2.el5_4, thunderbird-2.0.0.24-2.el5_4.i386
- RHSA-2010:0113 Released 2010-02-17 · Red Hat rating Criticalseamonkey security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.50.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.50.el3.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.50.el3 +17
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.50.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.50.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.50.el3.ia64 +37
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-52.el4_8, seamonkey-1.0.9-52.el4_8.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-52.el4_8.ia64 +21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-52.el4_8, seamonkey-1.0.9-52.el4_8.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-52.el4_8 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.50.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.50.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.50.el3.ia64 +27
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-52.el4_8, seamonkey-1.0.9-52.el4_8.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-52.el4_8.ia64 +15
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.50.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.50.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.50.el3.ia64 +27
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-52.el4_8, seamonkey-1.0.9-52.el4_8.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-52.el4_8.ia64 +15
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2010:0112 Released 2010-02-17 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-3.0.18-1.el5_4, firefox-3.0.18-1.el5_4.i386, firefox-3.0.18-1.el5_4.ia64 +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-3.0.18-1.el4, firefox-3.0.18-1.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.18-1.el4.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-3.0.18-1.el5_4, firefox-3.0.18-1.el5_4.i386, xulrunner-1.9.0.18-1.el5_4 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) xulrunner-1.9.0.18-1.el5_4, xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.18-1.el5_4, xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.18-1.el5_4.i386 +2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-3.0.18-1.el4, firefox-3.0.18-1.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-3.0.18-1.el4, firefox-3.0.18-1.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.18-1.el4.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-3.0.18-1.el4, firefox-3.0.18-1.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.18-1.el4.ia64
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0113 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0112 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0113 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0112, RHSA-2010:0113, RHSA-2010:0154 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0112, RHSA-2010:0153 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0112 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0112, RHSA-2010:0113, RHSA-2010:0154 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0113 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0112, RHSA-2010:0113, RHSA-2010:0154 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0153 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0113 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0112, RHSA-2010:0113, RHSA-2010:0154 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0159
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5xww-5f35-hfhp
References
Advisory 26
- USN-895-1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=534082
- RHSA-2010:0153
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9590
- SUSE-SA:2010:015
- RHSA-2010:0113
- MDVSA-2010:042
- FEDORA-2010-1936
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=530880
- RHSA-2010:0112
- ADV-2010-0650
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-01.html
- FEDORA-2010-1932
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=467005
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=528134
- DSA-1999
- RHSA-2010:0154
- FEDORA-2010-1727
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=527567
- USN-896-1
- ADV-2010-0405
- FEDORA-2010-3230
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=528300
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=501934
- FEDORA-2010-3267
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8485
Sources
- CVE-2010-0159 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-0159 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5xww-5f35-hfhp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-0159 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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