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CVE-2010-3765 KEVPublic exploit Critical · 9.8 EPSS 83.2%

Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Mozilla · Multiple Products

Summary

A memory corruption flaw in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.0.x before 3.0.10 and 3.1.6 before 3.1.6, and SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.0.10 lies in the nsCSSFrameConstructor::ContentAppended routine, triggered by appendChild calls with incorrect index tracking when multiple frames are created. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by getting a user to load a malicious page while JavaScript is enabled, requiring no network access beyond reaching the page or authentication.

Official description · NVD

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before 3.1.6 and 3.0.x before 3.0.10, and SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.0.10, when JavaScript is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to nsCSSFrameConstructor::ContentAppended, the appendChild method, incorrect index tracking, and the creation of multiple frames, which triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in October 2010 by the Belmoo malware.

Breakdown
69.8 / 100
Exploited
Yes, in CISA KEV
Reports
0
Tactics
1/15

How an attack unfolds

Based on mappings. Select a step to see the evidence.
  1. What they do

First seen exploited 1 day before it was disclosed. Public exploit code (Metasploit) was available 3 days before disclosure.

  1. Public exploit codeMetasploit3 days before
  2. First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence1 day before
  3. Disclosedday 0
  4. Added to CISA KEVEU database agrees+15 yrs

CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.

techniques

1 , grouped by in kill-chain order, 2 cited passages 1

ExecutionTA0002

JavaScript T1059.007 Medium
AI mapping from the description · primary impact

JavaScript execution yields arbitrary code execution

when JavaScript is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code
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Lower-confidence links (3)

These come from early or generic mappings, text matching, or contradict this CVE’s details (for example a public-facing technique on a bug that needs a user to open a file). Shown for completeness.

  • Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1190 CTID attack_to_cve Phase 1 "Uncategorized" mapping (not staged by impact)
  • Abuse Elevation Control MechanismT1548 CTID attack_to_cve Phase 1 "Uncategorized" mapping (not staged by impact)
  • Drive-by CompromiseT1189 server-side bug exploitable without user interaction; client-execution technique does not fit

Detection

0 rules for this CVE · 29 general rules for its techniques

Rules for this CVE

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What security researchers reported

Not named in any threat report yet

Also mentioned in 50 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

Pulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.

References

51 links, grouped by NVD tag (52 duplicates merged)
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