Input validation error in XULRunner - CVE-2011-0081

 

Input validation error in XULRunner - CVE-2011-0081

Published: May 7, 2011 / Updated: August 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33973
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-2011-0081
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
XULRunner

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Unspecified vulnerability in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.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.


How to mitigate CVE-2011-0081

Install update from vendor's website.

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