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TI-2010-01164 Aliases CVE-2010-1208GHSA-vw3x-5825-83ph

Use-after-free vulnerability in the attribute-cloning functionality in the DOM…

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05153 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5 to before 3.5.11; 3.6 to before 3.6.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.0.6VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 to before 3.5.11; 3.6 to before 3.6.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2010:0547 Released 2010-07-21 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-3.6.7-2.el5, firefox-3.6.7-2.el5.i386, firefox-3.6.7-2.el5.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-3.6.7-2.el4, firefox-3.6.7-2.el4.i386, firefox-3.6.7-2.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-3.6.7-2.el5, firefox-3.6.7-2.el5.i386, xulrunner-1.9.2.7-2.el5 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) xulrunner-1.9.2.7-2.el5, xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.7-2.el5, xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.7-2.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-3.6.7-2.el4, firefox-3.6.7-2.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-3.6.7-2.el4, firefox-3.6.7-2.el4.i386, firefox-3.6.7-2.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-3.6.7-2.el4, firefox-3.6.7-2.el4.i386, firefox-3.6.7-2.el4.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2010:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2010:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2010:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0547
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-1208
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vw3x-5825-83ph

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • 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
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Sources

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