7.5
HIGH
CVE-2011-3661
Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey YARR Remote Code Execution/DoS Vulnerability
Description

YARR, as used in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 8.0, Thunderbird 5.0 through 8.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted JavaScript.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 21, 2011, 4:02 a.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-3661 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-2011-3661.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00009.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/47302
http://secunia.com/advisories/47334
http://secunia.com/advisories/49055
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:192
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-54.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026445
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026446
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026447
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=691299
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71909
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14424
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00009.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/47302
http://secunia.com/advisories/47334
http://secunia.com/advisories/49055
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:192
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-54.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026445
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026446
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026447
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=691299
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71909
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14424

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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2011-3661 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-3661 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/2012-01/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00009.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/47302
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/47334
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/49055
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:192
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-54.html
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026445
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026446
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026447
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=691299
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71909
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14424
  • 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:14424 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14424 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/71909 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71909 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 21, 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-2011-3661 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-2011-3661 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

4.53 }} -3.38%

score

0.88117

percentile

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