CVE-2011-1712

Public Exploit

Description

The txXPathNodeUtils::getXSLTId function in txMozillaXPathTreeWalker.cpp and txStandaloneXPathTreeWalker.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.19, 3.6.x before 3.6.17, and 4.x before 4.0.1, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.14, allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information about heap memory addresses via an XML document containing a call to the XSLT generate-id XPath function.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.33%
Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-18.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=640339 patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66836 vdb entry
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/03/multi-browser-heap-address-leak-in-xslt.html exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14467 signature vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1712?
CVE-2011-1712 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1712?
To fix CVE-2011-1712, 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-2011-1712 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-1712 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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