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critical 9.3

CVE-2011-0061 json

Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x before 3.6.14, Thunderbird before 3.1.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.12 might allow remote attackers…

published 2011-03-02 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-0087

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.7%
EPSS 4.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x before 3.6.14, Thunderbird before 3.1.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.12 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted JPEG image.

Patch / fix

  • firefox RHEL 4 3.6.14-4.el4
  • firefox RHEL 5 3.6.14-4.el5_6
  • firefox RHEL 6 3.6.14-4.el6_0
  • xulrunner RHEL 5 1.9.2.14-4.el5_6
  • xulrunner RHEL 6 1.9.2.14-3.el6_0
  • thunderbird RHEL 6 3.1.8-4.el6_0

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0310RHSA-2011:0311

  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 45.5.1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2011-0061 updated cvss 6.8

Mozilla crash caused by corrupted JPEG image (MFSA 2011-09)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server) firefox 3.6.14-4.el5_6, xulrunner 1.9.2.14-4.el5_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox 3.6.14-4.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 3.6.14-4.el6_0, thunderbird 3.1.8-4.el6_0, xulrunner 1.9.2.14-3.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) xulrunner 1.9.2.14-3.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox 3.6.14-4.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox 3.6.14-4.el4
    +6 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 3.6.14-4.el6_0, xulrunner 1.9.2.14-3.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 3.6.14-4.el6_0, xulrunner 1.9.2.14-3.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) thunderbird 3.1.8-4.el6_0, xulrunner 1.9.2.14-3.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 3.6.14-4.el6_0, thunderbird 3.1.8-4.el6_0, xulrunner 1.9.2.14-3.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) xulrunner 1.9.2.14-3.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox 3.6.14-4.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0310

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Exploit prediction

4.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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