Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsTreeSelection implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.19 and 3.5.x before 3.5.9, Thunderbird before 3.0.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors that trigger a call to the handler for the select event for XUL tree items.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 5.0 | xulrunner | 1.9.0.19-1 | DSA-2027-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | firefox | 3.0.19-1.el5_5 | RHSA-2010:0332 |
| RHEL 5 | thunderbird | 2.0.0.24-6.el5 | RHSA-2010:0545 |
| RHEL 5 | xulrunner +2 | 1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 | RHSA-2010:0332 |
| RHEL 4 | firefox | 3.0.19-1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0332 |
| RHEL 4 | seamonkey +5 | 1.0.9-54.el4_8 | RHSA-2010:0333 |
| RHEL 4 | thunderbird | 1.5.0.12-28.el4 | RHSA-2010:0544 |
| RHEL 3 | seamonkey +9 | 1.0.9-0.52.el3 | RHSA-2010:0333 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Productivity 5 | thunderbird | 2.0.0.24-6.el5 | RHSA-2010:0545 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaThunderbird | 45.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 |
Advisories 6
- RHSA-2010:0545 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2010:0544 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2010:0332 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2010:0333 Red Hat Security Advisory: seamonkey security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-2027-1 xulrunner - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=375928
- 39397 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2010:0333 vendor-advisory
- 39308 third-party-advisory
- 39136 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2010-0781 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2010-5561 vendor-advisory
- USN-921-1 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-17.html
- 1023782 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2010:013 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2010-0764 vdb-entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-050
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7546 vdb-entry signature
- 1023780 vdb-entry
- firefox-nstreeselection-code-execution(57390) vdb-entry
- ADV-2010-0765 vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2010:070 vendor-advisory
- 20100402 ZDI-10-050: Mozilla Firefox nsTreeSelection EventListener Remote Code Execution Vulnerability mailing-list
- FEDORA-2010-5526 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9834 vdb-entry signature
- 38566 third-party-advisory
- 39117 third-party-advisory
- 39243 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2010-0748 vdb-entry
- ADV-2010-0849 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2010-5539 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2010-0790 vdb-entry
- 39242 third-party-advisory
- DSA-2027 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2010:0332 vendor-advisory
- 39240 third-party-advisory
- 39204 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=540100