CVE-2010-0166 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in the gfxTextRun::SanitizeGlyphRuns function of Mozilla Firefox 3.6 (before 3.6.2) on Mac OS X when using the Core Text API. This flaw allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by embedding specific invisible Unicode characters in an HTML document. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a network-based attack with high complexity, leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| 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:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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