CVE-2010-1990

CVE-2010-1990 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-399.

Key facts

• Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.0)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (79th percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Weakness: CWE-399
• Affected product: Mozilla Firefox
• Published: 2010-05-20
• Last modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x, 3.5.x, 3.0.19, and earlier, and SeaMonkey, executes a mail application in situations where an IFRAME element has a mailto: URL in its SRC attribute, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive application launches) via an HTML document with many IFRAME elements.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-1990?

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x, 3.5.x, 3.0.19, and earlier, and SeaMonkey, executes a mail application in situations where an IFRAME element has a mailto: URL in its SRC attribute, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive application launches) via an HTML document with many IFRAME elements.

How severe is CVE-2010-1990?

CVE-2010-1990 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2010-1990 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (79th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2010-1990?

CVE-2010-1990 primarily affects Mozilla Firefox. In total, 30 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1990?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2010-1990 published?

CVE-2010-1990 was published on 2010-05-20 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

• http://websecurity.com.ua/4206/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511327/100/0/threaded
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12386

Affected products (30)

• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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