CVE-2011-2981
The event-management implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, SeaMonkey 2.x, Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12, and possibly other products does not properly select the context for script to run in, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The event-management implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, SeaMonkey 2.x, Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12, and possibly other products does not properly select the context for script to run in, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy or execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.26% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-16
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox · mozilla/seamonkey · mozilla/thunderbird
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00027.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2295
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2296
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2297
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:127
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-30.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1164.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=614151
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=643450
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=650252
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14512
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00027.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2295
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2296
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2297
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:127
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-30.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1164.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=614151
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=643450
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=650252
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14512
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.