CVE-2010-0164 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the imgContainer::InternalAddFrameHelper function within libpr0n in Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 3.6.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted multipart/x-mixed-replace animation with varying bits-per-pixel values between frames. It carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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