CVE-2010-1121: mozilla firefox Improper Control of Generation of Code

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-1121 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Improper Control of Generation of Code vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 5.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 25-03-2010
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x before 3.6.3 does not properly manage the scopes of DOM nodes that are moved from one document to another, which allows remote attackers to conduct use-after-free attacks and execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving improper interaction with garbage collection, as demonstrated by Nils during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2010.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of CodeThe product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.