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CVE-2010-0161

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-0161 describes a heap memory corruption vulnerability in the nsAuthSSPI::Unwrap function within Mozilla Thunderbird and SeaMonkey on specific Windows operating systems (Vista, Server 2008 R2, and 7). This flaw allows remote SMTP, IMAP, and POP servers to trigger a denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution through crafted data during an SSPI session. With a CVSS score of 4.3, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring medium attack complexity and leading to partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.0.0.23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0167 is in the 51st percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

mozillapatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/39001
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/56992
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14159
mozilla.org / security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-07.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/38831
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0648
PatchVendor Advisory