Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x before 3.6.3 does not properly manage the scopes of DOM nodes that…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x before 3.6.3 does not properly manage the scopes of DOM nodes that are moved from one document to another, which allows remote attackers to conduct use-after-free attacks and execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving improper interaction with garbage collection, as demonstrated by Nils during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2010.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2010:0501 Released 2010-06-22 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) devhelp-0.12-21.el5, devhelp-0.12-21.el5.i386, devhelp-0.12-21.el5.ia64 +47
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) devhelp-0.12-21.el5, devhelp-0.12-21.el5.i386, esc-1.1.0-12.el5 +22
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) devhelp-0.12-21.el5, devhelp-devel-0.12-21.el5, devhelp-devel-0.12-21.el5.i386 +6
- RHSA-2010:0500 Released 2010-06-22 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-3.6.4-8.el4, firefox-3.6.4-8.el4.i386, firefox-3.6.4-8.el4.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-3.6.4-8.el4, firefox-3.6.4-8.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-3.6.4-8.el4, firefox-3.6.4-8.el4.i386, firefox-3.6.4-8.el4.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-3.6.4-8.el4, firefox-3.6.4-8.el4.i386, firefox-3.6.4-8.el4.ia64
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0501 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0500 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0501 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0501 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0500 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0500 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0500 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-1121
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7jg2-5jh7-2mjr
References
Advisory 11
Other 8
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10924
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2010/02/15/pwn2own-2010
- ADV-2010-1592
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=555109
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20001126-245.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6844
- http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/11005277222
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100091069
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- TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2010-1121 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-1121 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7jg2-5jh7-2mjr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-1121 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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