CVE-2011-0989 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or corrupt security manager state via crafted media files exploiting improper data type restrictions in Mono.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-0989?
CVE-2011-0989 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Apr 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The RuntimeHelpers.InitializeArray method in metadata/icall.c in Mono, when Moonlight 2.x before 2.4.1 or 3.x before 3.99.3 is used, does not properly restrict data types, which allows remote attackers to modify internal read-only data structures, and cause a denial of service (plugin crash) or corrupt the internal state of the security manager, via a crafted media file, as demonstrated by modifying a C# struct.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0989?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mono Mono, Novell Moonlight.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0989?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0989 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2011-0989 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0989 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-35v8-x66v-gw3q.