10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2011-2988
Mozilla Firefox WebGL String Class Buffer Overflow RCE
Description

Buffer overflow in an unspecified string class in the WebGL shader implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6, SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3, and possibly other products allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long source-code block for a shader.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Sept. 19, 2017, 1:33 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-2988 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

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  • 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:14270 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14270 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation Desbordamiento de búfer en una clase de cadena no especificada en la ejecución del sombreado en WebGL en Mozilla Firefox v4.x a v5 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código de su elección o causar una denegación de servicio (caída de aplicación) a través de un bloque de código fuente demasiado largo para el sombreador.
    Added Translation Desbordamiento de buffer en una clase string no especificada en la implementación WebGL shader en Mozilla Firefox 4.x hasta la versión 5, Thunderbird en versiones anteriores a 6, SeaMonkey 2.x en versiones anteriores a 2.3 y posiblemente otros productos permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario o causar una denegación de servicio (caída de aplicación) a través de un bloque de código fuente largo en un shader.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 30, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49242
  • 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.
Exploit Prediction

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

15.66 }} 3.34%

score

0.95804

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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