Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox

CVE-2011-3654

The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 8.0 and Thunderbird before 8.0 does not properly handle links from SVG mpath elements to non-SVG elements, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.044 (90.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-3654?
CVE-2011-3654 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2011-11-09.
Is CVE-2011-3654 known to be exploited?
9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.