Input validation error in XULRunner - CVE-2011-0081
Published: May 7, 2011 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33973
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0081
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
XULRunner
xulrunner (Alpine package)
xulrunner (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2011-0081
Install update from vendor's website.
xulrunner (Alpine package) - update to 2.0.1-r0
External 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