CVE-2011-0072: Critical severity mozilla firefox vulnerability

Published May 7, 2011
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Updated

Unspecified vulnerability in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.19 and 3.6.x before 3.6.17, Thunderbird before 3.1.10, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0074, CVE-2011-0075, CVE-2011-0077, and CVE-2011-0078.

Affected Software

163 affected components
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.11
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.12
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.16
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.13
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.5.0.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.17
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-alpha_2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0-beta
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1-alpha
Mozilla SeaMonkey<=2.0.13
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-rc2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-alpha_3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0-alpha
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.12
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.12
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.14
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.11
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-beta_2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.11
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-alpha_1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.5.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1-beta
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.5.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.15
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.16
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-beta_1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.19
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-rc1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.13
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.18
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.18
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.11
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.17
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.12
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.13
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.16
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.21
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.18
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.16
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.7.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.10
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5-beta2
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.13
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.12
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.22
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.14
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.17
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.23
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.12
Mozilla Thunderbird<=3.1.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.14
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.7.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.19
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.4

Event History

May 7, 2011
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0072?

CVE-2011-0072 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service and arbitrary code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2011-0072?

To fix CVE-2011-0072, update to the latest version of affected applications such as Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2011-0072?

CVE-2011-0072 affects Mozilla Firefox versions 3.5.x before 3.5.19, 3.6.x before 3.6.17, Thunderbird before 3.1.10, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.14.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2011-0072 involve?

CVE-2011-0072 involves attacks that can lead to memory corruption, enabling remote attackers to crash the application or potentially execute arbitrary code.

5

Are there any workarounds for CVE-2011-0072?

No specific workarounds for CVE-2011-0072 have been recommended; updating the software is the best course of action.

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