PT-2011-3816
CVE-2011-2378
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Published
2011-08-16
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Updated
2017-09-19
Description by
CVSS 2.0
10
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 3.6.20
Thunderbird versions prior to 3.1.12
SeaMonkey versions 2.x
Description
The issue is related to the
appendChild function not properly handling DOM objects, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that lead to dereferencing of a "dangling pointer."Recommendations
For Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 3.6.20, update to version 3.6.20 or later.
For Thunderbird versions prior to 3.1.12, update to version 3.1.12 or later.
For SeaMonkey versions 2.x, consider disabling the
appendChild function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾