Input validation error - CVE-2011-0079
Published: May 7, 2011 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33971
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-2011-0079
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.
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 4.x before 4.0.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to gfx/layers/d3d10/ReadbackManagerD3D10.cpp and unknown other vectors.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-0079
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-12.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=601102
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=639343
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=639728
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=639885
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=641388
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=642717
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=643649
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14232