CVE-2010-3769

Summary

CVECVE-2010-3769
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-12-10 19:00:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe line-breaking implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.16 and 3.6.x before 3.6.13, Thunderbird before 3.0.11 and 3.1.x before 3.1.7, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.11 on Windows does not properly handle long strings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document.write call that triggers a buffer over-read.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.10 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.6.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.7.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.9 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.9 rc All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0 preview_release All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.4.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5 beta1 All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5 beta2 All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.10 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.11 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.12 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.9 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.10 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.15 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.16 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.17 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.18 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.19 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.20 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.9 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.12 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.13 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.14 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.15 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.16 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.17 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.5.10 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.5.11 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.5.12 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.5.13 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.5.14 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.5.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.5.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.5.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.5.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.5.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.5.9 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 beta2 All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.11 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.13 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.14 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.7.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.7.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.9 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SUSE update for MozillaFirefox, MozillaThunderbird, and Seamonkey - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Mozilla (SUSE-SA:2011:00 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey 'document.write()' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Fedora update for seamonkey - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2132-1 xulrunner af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: seamonkey-2.0.11-1.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
MFSA 2010-75: Buffer overflow while line breaking after document.write with long string af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:251 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
608336 – (CVE-2010-3769) CRITICAL BUG when calling document.write() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
Mozilla Thunderbird Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
osvdb.org/69771 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: seamonkey-2.0.11-1.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:258 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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