CVE-2011-3664

Published Dec 21, 2011 mozilla

Overview

CVE-2011-3664 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on December 21, 2011.

Technical Description

Mozilla Firefox before 9.0, Thunderbird before 9.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.6 on Mac OS X do not properly handle certain DOM frame deletions by plugins, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Status
mozilla	firefox	Affected
mozilla	seamonkey	Affected
mozilla	thunderbird	Affected

References

Ref secunia.com/advisories/47302 Ref secunia.com/advisories/47334 Ref www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-57.html Ref www.securitytracker.com/id?1026445 Ref www.securitytracker.com/id?1026446 Ref www.securitytracker.com/id?1026447 Ref bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=649079 Ref oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14574 Ref secunia.com/advisories/47302 Ref secunia.com/advisories/47334

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2011-3664?

CVE-2011-3664 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on December 21, 2011.

How severe is CVE-2011-3664?

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