CVE-2010-1121

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 25, 2010
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2010-1121: Critical severity, CVSS 10.0 | Vulnix