CVE-2011-2605

Description

CRLF injection vulnerability in the nsCookieService::SetCookieStringInternal function in netwerk/cookie/nsCookieService.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.18 and 4.x through 4.0.1, and Thunderbird before 3.1.11, allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a string containing a \n (newline) character, which is not properly handled in a JavaScript "document.cookie =" expression, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2374.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.35%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=643051 patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14401 vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0887.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0885.html vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-19.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0888.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0886.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2605?
CVE-2011-2605 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2605?
To fix CVE-2011-2605, 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-2011-2605 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-2605 is being actively exploited. 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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