10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2011-0084
Mozilla Firefox/Cross-Site Scripting
Description

The SVGTextElement.getCharNumAtPosition function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, and 4.x through 5; Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12 and other versions before 6; SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3; and possibly other products does not properly handle SVG text, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that lead to a "dangling pointer."

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 18, 2011, 6:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-0084 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 thunderbird
3 Mozilla seamonkey
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 affected Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey to the latest versions.
  • Update affected Mozilla Firefox packages.
  • Update affected Mozilla Thunderbird packages.
  • Update affected SeaMonkey packages.
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-2011-0084.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00023.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00027.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2295
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2296
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2297
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:127
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-29.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-30.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-31.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-33.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1164.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1166.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=648094
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14502
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00023.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00027.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2295
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2296
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2297
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:127
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-29.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-30.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-31.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-33.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1164.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1166.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=648094
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14502
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-0084 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-2011-0084 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2011-0084 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-0084 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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00023.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00027.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2295
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2296
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2297
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:127
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-29.html
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-30.html
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-31.html
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-33.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1164.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1166.html
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=648094
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14502
  • 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:14502 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14502 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 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.

5.47 }} -10.02%

score

0.89225

percentile