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CVE-2011-3666

Published Dec 21, 2011 mozilla CWE-264

Overview

CVE-2011-3666 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on December 21, 2011.

Technical Description

Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.25 and Thunderbird before 3.1.17 on Mac OS X do not consider .jar files to be executable files, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2011-2372 on Mac OS X.

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 Versions Status
mozilla firefox 0 Affected
mozilla thunderbird 0 Affected

References

Ref www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-59.html Ref www.securitytracker.com/id?1026445 Ref www.securitytracker.com/id?1026447 Ref bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=704622 Ref oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14831 Ref www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-59.html Ref www.securitytracker.com/id?1026445 Ref www.securitytracker.com/id?1026447 Ref bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=704622 Ref oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14831

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2011-3666?

CVE-2011-3666 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on December 21, 2011.

How severe is CVE-2011-3666?

CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2011-3666?

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.

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