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TI-2010-02029 Aliases CVE-2010-2117GHSA-224m-8wrv-4v8r

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.19, 3.5.x, and 3.6.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…

Priority LOW 24CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
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 3.0.19, 3.5.x, and 3.6.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via JavaScript code containing an infinite loop that creates IFRAME elements for invalid (1) news:// or (2) nntp:// URIs.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0178 78th 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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.19VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.9VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.19 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 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
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2117
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-224m-8wrv-4v8r

References

Exploit 1

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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