CVE-2010-3166
Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsTextFrameUtils::TransformText function in Mozilla Firefox...
9.3 HighFix available
Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsTextFrameUtils::TransformText function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.12 and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, Thunderbird before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a bidirectional text run.
Exploit likelihood
5.56%Down 5.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsTextFrameUtils::TransformText function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.12 and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, Thunderbird before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a bidirectional text run.
- Record
CVE-2010-3166- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsTextFrameUtils::TransformText function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.12 and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, Thunderbird before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a bidirectional text run.
- Record
CVE-2010-3166- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-3166 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsTextFrameUtils::TransformText function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.12 and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, Thunderbird before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a bidirectional text run.
- Record
EUVD-2010-3166- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v78f-cp57-fcpm No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsTextFrameUtils::TransformText function in Mozilla Firefox...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsTextFrameUtils::TransformText function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.12 and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, Thunderbird before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a bidirectional text run.
- Record
GHSA-v78f-cp57-fcpm- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 No score
MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10218-1 No score
seamonkey-2.40-6.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the seamonkey-2.40-6.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10218-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 No score
MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 No score
firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 0:3.6.9-1.el4 | 0:3.6.9-1.el4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 0:3.6.9-1.el4 | 0:3.6.9-1.el4 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el4 | 0:4.8.6-1.el4 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el4 | 0:4.8.6-1.el4 |
nspr-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el4 | 0:4.8.6-1.el4 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 0:3.12.7-1.el4 | 0:3.12.7-1.el4 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 0:3.12.7-1.el4 | 0:3.12.7-1.el4 |
nss-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 0:3.12.7-1.el4 | 0:3.12.7-1.el4 |
nss-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 0:3.12.7-1.el4 | 0:3.12.7-1.el4 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 0:3.6.9-1.el4 | 0:3.6.9-1.el4 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 0:3.6.9-1.el4 | 0:3.6.9-1.el4 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el4 | 0:4.8.6-1.el4 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el4 | 0:4.8.6-1.el4 |
nspr-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el4 | 0:4.8.6-1.el4 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 0:3.12.7-1.el4 | 0:3.12.7-1.el4 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 0:3.12.7-1.el4 | 0:3.12.7-1.el4 |
nss-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 0:3.12.7-1.el4 | 0:3.12.7-1.el4 |
nss-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 0:3.12.7-1.el4 | 0:3.12.7-1.el4 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 0:3.6.9-1.el4 | 0:3.6.9-1.el4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 0:3.6.9-1.el4 | 0:3.6.9-1.el4 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el4 | 0:4.8.6-1.el4 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el4 | 0:4.8.6-1.el4 |
nspr-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el4 | 0:4.8.6-1.el4 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 0:3.12.7-1.el4 | 0:3.12.7-1.el4 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 0:3.12.7-1.el4 | 0:3.12.7-1.el4 |
nss-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 0:3.12.7-1.el4 | 0:3.12.7-1.el4 |
nss-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 0:3.12.7-1.el4 | 0:3.12.7-1.el4 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 0:3.6.9-1.el4 | 0:3.6.9-1.el4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 0:3.6.9-1.el4 | 0:3.6.9-1.el4 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el4 | 0:4.8.6-1.el4 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el4 | 0:4.8.6-1.el4 |
nspr-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el4 | 0:4.8.6-1.el4 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 0:3.12.7-1.el4 | 0:3.12.7-1.el4 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 0:3.12.7-1.el4 | 0:3.12.7-1.el4 |
nss-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 0:3.12.7-1.el4 | 0:3.12.7-1.el4 |
nss-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 0:3.12.7-1.el4 | 0:3.12.7-1.el4 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el5 | 0:4.8.6-1.el5 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el5 | 0:4.8.6-1.el5 |
nspr-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el5 | 0:4.8.6-1.el5 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:3.12.7-2.el5 | 0:3.12.7-2.el5 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:3.12.7-2.el5 | 0:3.12.7-2.el5 |
nss-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:3.12.7-2.el5 | 0:3.12.7-2.el5 |
nss-pkcs11-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:3.12.7-2.el5 | 0:3.12.7-2.el5 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:1.9.2.9-1.el5 | 0:1.9.2.9-1.el5 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:1.9.2.9-1.el5 | 0:1.9.2.9-1.el5 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:1.9.2.9-1.el5 | 0:1.9.2.9-1.el5 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:3.6.9-2.el5 | 0:3.6.9-2.el5 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:3.6.9-2.el5 | 0:3.6.9-2.el5 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el5 | 0:4.8.6-1.el5 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el5 | 0:4.8.6-1.el5 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:3.12.7-2.el5 | 0:3.12.7-2.el5 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:3.12.7-2.el5 | 0:3.12.7-2.el5 |
nss-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:3.12.7-2.el5 | 0:3.12.7-2.el5 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:1.9.2.9-1.el5 | 0:1.9.2.9-1.el5 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:1.9.2.9-1.el5 | 0:1.9.2.9-1.el5 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:3.6.9-2.el5 | 0:3.6.9-2.el5 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:3.6.9-2.el5 | 0:3.6.9-2.el5 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el5 | 0:4.8.6-1.el5 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el5 | 0:4.8.6-1.el5 |
nspr-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:4.8.6-1.el5 | 0:4.8.6-1.el5 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:3.12.7-2.el5 | 0:3.12.7-2.el5 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:3.12.7-2.el5 | 0:3.12.7-2.el5 |
nss-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:3.12.7-2.el5 | 0:3.12.7-2.el5 |
nss-pkcs11-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:3.12.7-2.el5 | 0:3.12.7-2.el5 |
nss-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:3.12.7-2.el5 | 0:3.12.7-2.el5 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:1.9.2.9-1.el5 | 0:1.9.2.9-1.el5 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:1.9.2.9-1.el5 | 0:1.9.2.9-1.el5 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:1.9.2.9-1.el5 | 0:1.9.2.9-1.el5 |
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 50.1.0-1.1 | 50.1.0-1.1 |
MozillaThunderbirdopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 45.5.1-1.1 | 45.5.1-1.1 |
firefox-esropenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 128.5.1-1.1 | 128.5.1-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-3166 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published September 9, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.56%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in firefox 0:3.6.9-1.el4.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00002.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12186
blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047282.html
mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-53.html
support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100112690
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secunia.com/advisories/42867
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0061
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:173
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=579655
securityfocus.com/bid/43102
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3166
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v78f-cp57-fcpm
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0681
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=630055
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2010/rhsa-2010_0681.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2760
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5913
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