10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2011-2985
Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Denial of Service/Remote Code Execution
Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6, SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3, and possibly other products allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-2985 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
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-2011-2985.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00023.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49055
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-29.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-31.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-33.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=646825
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=648206
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=650273
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=650275
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=650732
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=651030
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=660517
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=662132
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=665518
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=667092
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=667315
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=667512
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=668245
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669584
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14440
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00023.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49055
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-29.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-31.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-33.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=646825
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=648206
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=650273
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=650275
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=650732
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=651030
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=660517
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=662132
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=665518
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=667092
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=667315
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=667512
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=668245
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669584
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14440

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-2011-2985 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-2985 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://secunia.com/advisories/49055
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-29.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 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=646825
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=648206
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=650273
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=650275
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=650732
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=651030
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=660517
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=662132
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=665518
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=667092
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=667315
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=667512
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=668245
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669584
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14440
  • 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:14440 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14440 [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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-2985 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-2011-2985 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

2.98 }} -3.64%

score

0.85310

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability