CVE-2010-3765

Publication date 27 October 2010

Last updated 8 October 2025

Ubuntu priority

High

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

Description

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before 3.1.6 and 3.0.x before 3.0.10, and SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.0.10, when JavaScript is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to nsCSSFrameConstructor::ContentAppended, the appendChild method, incorrect index tracking, and the creation of multiple frames, which triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in October 2010 by the Belmoo malware.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 10.10 maverick
Fixed 3.6.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 3.6.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
9.10 karmic Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
firefox-3.0 10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 3.6.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
firefox-3.5 10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic
Fixed 3.6.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
seamonkey 10.10 maverick
Fixed 2.0.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.0.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.0.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.0.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
thunderbird 10.10 maverick
Fixed 3.1.6+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 3.0.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.0.0.24+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.3
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.0.0.24+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.2
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
xulrunner-1.9.2 10.10 maverick
Fixed 1.9.2.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 1.9.2.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
9.10 karmic
Fixed 1.9.2.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1.9.2.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

jdstrand

0-day exploit in wild for Windows. Presumed that other platforms will follow soon. It is unclear if compiler and kernel protections will protect against this, and upstream considers this extremely serious.

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1011-1
    • Firefox vulnerability
    • 28 October 2010
    • USN-1011-3
    • Xulrunner vulnerability
    • 29 October 2010
    • USN-1011-2
    • Thunderbird vulnerability
    • 28 October 2010

Other references