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
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.044 (91.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.044 · newest: 0.044 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions 0.1, 0.2, 0.3
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions 0.1, 0.2, 0.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13830 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/49055 (third-party-advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-48.html (Vendor Advisory)
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.