CVE-2011-2981

CVE Details

Release Date:	2011-08-18
Impact:	Critical	What is this?

Description

The event-management implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, SeaMonkey 2.x, Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12, and possibly other products does not properly select the context for script to run in, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy or execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	9.3
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (firefox)	ELSA-2011-1164	2011-08-16
Oracle Linux version 5 (firefox)	ELSA-2011-1164	2011-08-16
Oracle Linux version 5 (xulrunner)	ELSA-2011-1164	2011-08-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (firefox)	ELSA-2011-1164	2011-08-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (xulrunner)	ELSA-2011-1164	2011-08-16