Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x, 3.5.x, 3.0.19, and earlier, and SeaMonkey, executes a mail…
Priority LOW 27CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x, 3.5.x, 3.0.19, and earlier, and SeaMonkey, executes a mail application in situations where an IFRAME element has a mailto: URL in its SRC attribute, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive application launches) via an HTML document with many IFRAME elements.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0205 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 · 30
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.4 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.6 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.7 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 20 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.0.19 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.4 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.6 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.7 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.8 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.9 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.10 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.11 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.12 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.13 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.14 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.15 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.16 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.17 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.0.19 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.11 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.12 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.13 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.14 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.15 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.16 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.17 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-1990
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3jwm-23jh-8fh8
References
Exploit 1
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Sources
- CVE-2010-1990 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-1990 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3jwm-23jh-8fh8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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