CVE-2010-2117 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Mozilla Firefox versions 3.0.19, 3.5.x, and 3.6.x. Remote attackers can exploit this by crafting JavaScript code that creates an infinite loop of IFRAME elements pointing to invalid news:// or nntp:// URIs, leading to resource exhaustion. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and a partial impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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