CVE-2011-0992

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Mono, when Moonlight 2.x before 2.4.1 or 3.x before 3.99.3 is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (plugin crash) or obtain sensitive information via vectors related to member data in a resurrected MonoThread instance.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.35% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory mono-project.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66627 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678515
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667077 patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47208 vdb entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/06/14 patch mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/44002 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694933 patch
https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/722f9890f09aadfc37ae479e7d946d5fc5ef7b91 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/44076 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00024.html mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0904 vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0992?
CVE-2011-0992 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0992?
To fix CVE-2011-0992, 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-2011-0992 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-0992 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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