Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.8 window.navigator.plugins resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file window.navigator.plugins. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0177. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file window.navigator.plugins. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.19, 3.5.x before 3.5.9, and 3.6.x before 3.6.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.4, frees the contents of the window.navigator.plugins array while a reference to an array element is still active, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors, related to a "dangling pointer vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 04/05/2010 as Bug 538310 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-0177. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/05/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45443 (CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2010:0332)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118846 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2010:0332)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (57393), Tenable (45443), Secunia (SA39397†), SecurityTracker (ID 1023776†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25283†). The entries VDB-52594, VDB-52593, VDB-52591 and VDB-52590 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 45443
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2010:0332)
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OpenVAS ID: 67263
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2027-1 (xulrunner)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0.9

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01/06/2010 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1808 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 538310
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0177 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0177
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52592

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X-Force: 57393
Secunia: 39397
SecurityTracker: 1023776
Vulnerability Center: 25283 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/05/2026 01:51
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (62), 02/22/2017 11:03 (6), 09/07/2021 08:32 (4), 09/07/2021 08:33 (1), 01/25/2025 22:34 (18), 03/30/2025 06:02 (1), 05/05/2026 01:51 (1)
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