CVE-2010-3179
Stack-based buffer overflow in the text-rendering functionality in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.14...
9.3 HighPublic exploit
Stack-based buffer overflow in the text-rendering functionality in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.14 and 3.6.x before 3.6.11, Thunderbird before 3.0.9 and 3.1.x before 3.1.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a long argument to the document.write method.
Exploit likelihood
10.1%Down 27.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in the text-rendering functionality in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.14 and 3.6.x before 3.6.11, Thunderbird before 3.0.9 and 3.1.x before 3.1.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a long argument to the document.write method.
- Record
CVE-2010-3179- 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
Stack-based buffer overflow in the text-rendering functionality in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.14 and 3.6.x before 3.6.11, Thunderbird before 3.0.9 and 3.1.x before 3.1.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a long argument to the document.write method.
- Record
CVE-2010-3179- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-3179 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the text-rendering functionality in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.14 and 3.6.x before 3.6.11, Thunderbird before 3.0.9 and 3.1.x before 3.1.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a long argument to the document.write method.
- Record
EUVD-2010-3179- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-86hh-v273-w3qf No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the text-rendering functionality in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.14...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the text-rendering functionality in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.14 and 3.6.x before 3.6.11, Thunderbird before 3.0.9 and 3.1.x before 3.1.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a long argument to the document.write method.
- Record
GHSA-86hh-v273-w3qf- 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 |
|---|---|---|
xulrunnerDebian:5.0 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 1.9.0.19-6, plus listed versions 1.9.0.10-11.9.0.11-0lenny11.9.0.11-11.9.0.12-0lenny11.9.0.12-1 Show 20 moreShow less1.9.0.13-0lenny11.9.0.13-11.9.0.14-0lenny11.9.0.14-11.9.0.15-0lenny11.9.0.16-11.9.0.18-11.9.0.19-11.9.0.19-21.9.0.19-31.9.0.19-41.9.0.19-51.9.0.5-11.9.0.6-11.9.0.7-0lenny11.9.0.7-0lenny21.9.0.7-11.9.0.8-11.9.0.9-0lenny21.9.0.9-1 |
1.9.0.19-6 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.11-2.el4 | 0:3.6.11-2.el4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.11-2.el4 | 0:3.6.11-2.el4 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el4 | 0:3.12.8-1.el4 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el4 | 0:3.12.8-1.el4 |
nss-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el4 | 0:3.12.8-1.el4 |
nss-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el4 | 0:3.12.8-1.el4 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.11-2.el4 | 0:3.6.11-2.el4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.11-2.el4 | 0:3.6.11-2.el4 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el4 | 0:3.12.8-1.el4 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el4 | 0:3.12.8-1.el4 |
nss-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el4 | 0:3.12.8-1.el4 |
nss-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el4 | 0:3.12.8-1.el4 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.11-2.el4 | 0:3.6.11-2.el4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.11-2.el4 | 0:3.6.11-2.el4 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el4 | 0:3.12.8-1.el4 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el4 | 0:3.12.8-1.el4 |
nss-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el4 | 0:3.12.8-1.el4 |
nss-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el4 | 0:3.12.8-1.el4 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.11-2.el4 | 0:3.6.11-2.el4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.11-2.el4 | 0:3.6.11-2.el4 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el4 | 0:3.12.8-1.el4 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el4 | 0:3.12.8-1.el4 |
nss-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el4 | 0:3.12.8-1.el4 |
nss-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el4 | 0:3.12.8-1.el4 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el5 | 0:3.12.8-1.el5 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el5 | 0:3.12.8-1.el5 |
nss-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el5 | 0:3.12.8-1.el5 |
nss-pkcs11-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el5 | 0:3.12.8-1.el5 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.11-2.el5 | 0:1.9.2.11-2.el5 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.11-2.el5 | 0:1.9.2.11-2.el5 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.11-2.el5 | 0:1.9.2.11-2.el5 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.11-2.el5 | 0:3.6.11-2.el5 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.11-2.el5 | 0:3.6.11-2.el5 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el5 | 0:3.12.8-1.el5 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el5 | 0:3.12.8-1.el5 |
nss-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el5 | 0:3.12.8-1.el5 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.11-2.el5 | 0:1.9.2.11-2.el5 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.11-2.el5 | 0:1.9.2.11-2.el5 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.11-2.el5 | 0:3.6.11-2.el5 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.11-2.el5 | 0:3.6.11-2.el5 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el5 | 0:3.12.8-1.el5 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el5 | 0:3.12.8-1.el5 |
nss-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el5 | 0:3.12.8-1.el5 |
nss-pkcs11-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el5 | 0:3.12.8-1.el5 |
nss-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.12.8-1.el5 | 0:3.12.8-1.el5 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.11-2.el5 | 0:1.9.2.11-2.el5 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.11-2.el5 | 0:1.9.2.11-2.el5 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.11-2.el5 | 0:1.9.2.11-2.el5 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 | 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 | 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 | 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.12-1.el6_0 | 0:3.6.12-1.el6_0 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.12-1.el6_0 | 0:3.6.12-1.el6_0 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.12-1.el6_0 | 0:3.6.12-1.el6_0 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.12-1.el6_0 | 0:3.6.12-1.el6_0 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 | 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 | 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 | 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 | 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 | 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 | 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.12-1.el6_0 | 0:3.6.12-1.el6_0 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.12-1.el6_0 | 0:3.6.12-1.el6_0 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 | 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 | 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 | 0:1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.12-1.el6_0 | 0:3.6.12-1.el6_0 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:3.6.12-1.el6_0 | 0:3.6.12-1.el6_0 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 0:3.1.6-1.el6_0 | 0:3.1.6-1.el6_0 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 0:3.1.6-1.el6_0 | 0:3.1.6-1.el6_0 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 0:3.1.6-1.el6_0 | 0:3.1.6-1.el6_0 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 0:3.1.6-1.el6_0 | 0:3.1.6-1.el6_0 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 0:3.1.6-1.el6_0 | 0:3.1.6-1.el6_0 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 0:3.1.6-1.el6_0 | 0:3.1.6-1.el6_0 |
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 899 CVEs |
before 50.1.0-1.1 | 50.1.0-1.1 |
MozillaThunderbirdopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 560 CVEs |
before 45.5.1-1.1 | 45.5.1-1.1 |
firefox-esropenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 1860 CVEs |
before 128.5.1-1.1 | 128.5.1-1.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Mozilla Firefox SeaMonkey 3.6.10 / Thunderbird 3.1.4 - 'document.write' Memory Corruption | 2010-10-19 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-3179 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published October 21, 2010. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.1%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=583077
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0782.html
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:210
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11675
blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox
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secunia.com/advisories/42867
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0061
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-998-1
debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2124
support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100120156
mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-65.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/050077.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3179
github.com/advisories/GHSA-86hh-v273-w3qf
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0782
mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.11/releasenotes
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=630047
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2010/rhsa-2010_0782.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3170
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5913
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/3HI2RC7AJAHY74Q6MK7GNGWU6TITB22V
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