CVE-2010-2766

N/A Unknown
Published: September 09, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The normalizeDocument 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 does not properly handle the removal of DOM nodes during normalization, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving access to a deleted object.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047282.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/42867
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100112690
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2106
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:173
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-57.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43100
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2323
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0061
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-176/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=580445
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11778
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047282.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/42867
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100112690
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2106
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:173
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-57.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43100
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2323
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0061
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-176/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=580445
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11778
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.4%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

Affected Vendors

mozilla

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