SB2011050703 - Input validation error in Mozilla XULRunner
Published: May 7, 2011 Updated: August 4, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011050703
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0081)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Unspecified vulnerability in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x before 3.6.17 and 4.x before 4.0.1, and Thunderbird 3.1.x before 3.1.10, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_thunderbird
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100144158
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2227
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2228
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2235
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:079
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:080
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-12.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47653
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=645289
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13993