Input validation error - CVE-2011-0072
Published: May 7, 2011 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33966
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0072
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor:
Affected software:
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Unspecified vulnerability in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.19 and 3.6.x before 3.6.17, Thunderbird before 3.1.10, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0074, CVE-2011-0075, CVE-2011-0077, and CVE-2011-0078.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-0072
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_thunderbird
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100134543
- 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/47655
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=624187
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14038