CVE-2011-2981

CVE Details

Release Date:

2011-08-18

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.

See more information about CVE-2011-2981 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	9.3	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	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

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