CVE-2011-3658 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in Firefox via crafted SVG elements triggering DOM event handler issues.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2011-3658?
CVE-2011-3658 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 21 Dec 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 SVG implementation in Mozilla Firefox 8.0, Thunderbird 8.0, and SeaMonkey 2.5 does not properly interact with DOMAttrModified event handlers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving removal of SVG elements.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3658?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3658?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2011-3658 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-3658 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pmq4-qjc4-mpxw.