CVE-2010-0220
The nsObserverList::FillObserverArray function in xpcom/ds/nsObserverList.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted web site that triggers memory consumption and an…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.46%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The nsObserverList::FillObserverArray function in xpcom/ds/nsObserverList.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted web site that triggers memory consumption and an accompanying Low Memory alert dialog, and also triggers attempted removal of an observer from an empty observers array.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.46% probability · 72th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/51396f6c9f20Exploit
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7897Patch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:000
- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5.7/releasenotes/Patch
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=507114Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55550
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8292
- http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/51396f6c9f20Exploit
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7897Patch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:000
- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5.7/releasenotes/Patch
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=507114Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55550
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8292
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.