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HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2011-0058
Mozilla Firefox Window Buffer Overflow
Description

Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.17 and 3.6.x before 3.6.14, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.12, on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a long string that triggers construction of a long text run.

INFO

Published Date :

March 2, 2011, 8 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-0058 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla seamonkey
1 Microsoft windows
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 3
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey to the latest versions to fix vulnerabilities.
  • Update Mozilla Firefox to the latest version.
  • Update Mozilla Thunderbird to the latest version.
  • Update Mozilla SeaMonkey to the latest version.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2011-0058 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2011-0058.

URL Resource
http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100133195
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:041
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-07.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46660
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=607160
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14254
http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100133195
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:041
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-07.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46660
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=607160
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14254
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-0058 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-0058 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2011-0058 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-0058 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100133195
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:041
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-07.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46660
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=607160
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14254
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14254 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14254 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100133195 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 03, 2011

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

5.88 }} 1.46%

score

0.90127

percentile