CVE-2011-0073

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.19 and 3.6.x before 3.6.17, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.14, does not properly use nsTreeRange data structures, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that lead to a "dangling pointer."

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 81.16% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2228 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14020 vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:079 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=630919
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-13.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2235 vendor advisory
http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100134543
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2227 vendor advisory
http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100144158
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8310 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0073?
CVE-2011-0073 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0073?
To fix CVE-2011-0073, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-0073 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-0073 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~81% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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