Firefox 3.6 < 3.6.12 Buffer Overflow

critical Nessus Plugin ID 50383

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a web browser affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The installed version of Firefox 3.6 is earlier than 3.6.12. Such versions are potentially affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.

The combination of DOM insertions and the handling of the JavaScript function 'document.write()' exposes an error that can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Note that there have been reports that this issue is being actively exploited in the wild.

Solution

Upgrade to Firefox 3.6.12 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 50383

File Name: mozilla_firefox_3612.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 10/28/2010

Updated: 10/6/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2010-3765

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox

Required KB Items: Mozilla/Firefox/Version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/27/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/26/2010

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 10/27/2025

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Metasploit (Mozilla Firefox Interleaved document.write/appendChild Memory Corruption)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-3765

BID: 44425

Secunia: 41957

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