CVE-2011-2997
Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Browser Engine Multiple Vulnerabilities
Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 6, Thunderbird before 7.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.4 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 :
Sept. 29, 2011, 12:55 a.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-2011-2997
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.
CVSS Scores
| 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.
- If using Solaris, upgrade to the latest SRU.
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-2011-2997.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-2997 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-2011-2997
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-2011-2997 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2011-2997 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-updates/2011-10/msg00002.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/46315 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:141 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:142 Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-36.html Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=552002 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=657198 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=658864 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=661567 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=664930 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=667011 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=667507 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=668941 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669228 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=670319 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=671756 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=672436 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=673757 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=678818 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13911 -
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:13911 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13911 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2011
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 10
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