The appendChild function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12, SeaMonkey 2.x, and possibly other products does not properly handle DOM objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that lead to dereferencing of a "dangling pointer."
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2295-1 | iceape security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-2296-1 | iceweasel security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-2297-1 | icedove security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2011-2367 | The appendChild function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12, SeaMonkey 2.x, and possibly other products does not properly handle DOM objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that lead to dereferencing of a "dangling pointer." |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1184-1 | Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1185-1 | Thunderbird vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T23:00:33.549Z
Reserved: 2011-06-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-2378
No data.
Status : Deferred
Published: 2011-08-18T18:55:01.477
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2011-2378
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN