medium
4.3
CWE
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Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2011-2605: Code Injection

First published: Thu Jun 30 2011(Updated: )

CRLF injection vulnerability in the nsCookieService::SetCookieStringInternal function in netwerk/cookie/nsCookieService.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.18 and 4.x through 4.0.1, and Thunderbird before 3.1.11, allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a string containing a \n (newline) character, which is not properly handled in a JavaScript "document.cookie =" expression, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2374.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Firefox=3.6.2
Firefox=2.0.0.12
Firefox=3.5.18
Firefox=1.5-beta2
Firefox=3.0.17
Firefox=3.5.3
Firefox=3.0.7
Firefox=1.5.2
Firefox=3.0.9
Firefox=1.5.0.6
Firefox=3.6.3
Firefox=2.0.0.2
Firefox=1.5.0.10
Firefox=1.5.0.3
Firefox=3.5.6
Firefox=3.0.8
Firefox=1.5.0.11
Firefox=1.5.4
Firefox=1.0.2
Firefox=3.5
Firefox=3.5.5
Firefox=3.0.4
Firefox=1.5-beta1
Firefox=3.5.9
Firefox=3.5.4
Firefox=3.5.7
Firefox=3.0.5
Firefox=3.5.11
Firefox=1.5
Firefox=3.5.14
Firefox=1.0.4
Firefox=3.6.15
Firefox=2.0.0.7
Firefox=1.0.7
Firefox=3.5.10
Firefox=3.5.1
Firefox=2.0.0.9
Firefox=3.0.14
Firefox=3.5.2
Firefox=2.0.0.16
Firefox=3.6.11
Firefox=1.5.6
Firefox=2.0.0.17
Firefox=3.6.8
Firefox=2.0.0.15
Firefox=3.0.10
Firefox=3.6.9
Firefox=3.6.14
Firefox=3.0.12
Firefox=1.0
Firefox=3.0.3
Firefox=1.5.0.7
Firefox=3.6.12
Firefox=2.0
Firefox=1.0.1
Firefox=3.5.17
Firefox=2.0.0.14
Firefox=3.0.6
Firefox=3.0.15
Firefox=1.5.0.8
Firefox=2.0.0.3
Firefox=3.5.12
Firefox=1.5.0.9
Firefox=3.6.6
Firefox=1.5.0.5
Firefox=1.5.7
Firefox=1.5.0.12
Firefox=2.0.0.6
Firefox=3.0
Firefox=2.0.0.11
Firefox=1.5.0.2
Firefox=3.6.16
Firefox=1.0.3
Firefox=3.0.1
Firefox=2.0.0.4
Firefox=1.5.1
Firefox=3.6.10
Firefox=2.0.0.13
Firefox=2.0.0.18
Firefox=3.5.13
Firefox=2.0.0.1
Firefox=3.0.2
Firefox=3.5.19
Firefox=3.5.8
Firefox=3.6.7
Firefox=1.5.5
Firefox=1.0-preview_release
Firefox=3.6.4
Firefox=3.5.15
Firefox=3.6
Firefox=2.0.0.20
Firefox<=3.6.17
Firefox=2.0.0.8
Firefox=2.0.0.19
Firefox=1.5.8
Firefox=3.6.13
Firefox=1.5.3
Firefox=1.5.0.4
Firefox=1.5.0.1
Firefox=3.0.13
Firefox=3.5.16
Firefox=1.0.5
Firefox=2.0.0.5
Firefox=2.0.0.10
Firefox=1.0.6
Firefox=3.0.16
Firefox=1.0.8
Firefox=3.0.11
Thunderbird=3.0.8
Thunderbird=3.0.5
Thunderbird=1.5.0.7
Thunderbird=0.6
Thunderbird=0.7.2
Thunderbird=3.1.8
Thunderbird=2.0.0.4
Thunderbird=3.0.9
Thunderbird=2.0.0.6
Thunderbird=0.3
Thunderbird=2.0.0.21
Thunderbird=3.0.1
Thunderbird=3.1.7
Thunderbird=0.2
Thunderbird=3.1.2
Thunderbird=3.1.9
Thunderbird=3.1.1
Thunderbird=1.0.7
Thunderbird=2.0.0.18
Thunderbird=2.0.0.9
Thunderbird=2.0.0.16
Thunderbird=2.0.0.8
Thunderbird=2.0.0.7
Thunderbird=1.7.1
Thunderbird=1.5.0.3
Thunderbird=1.5.0.10
Thunderbird=1.5.0.5
Thunderbird=3.1.4
Thunderbird=1.5.0.6
Thunderbird=1.0
Thunderbird=3.0.7
Thunderbird=2.0.0.3
Thunderbird=3.0.6
Thunderbird=1.0.1
Thunderbird=1.5-beta2
Thunderbird=2.0.0.2
Thunderbird=3.0.10
Thunderbird=3.0.3
Thunderbird=1.0.2
Thunderbird=2.0.0.0
Thunderbird=1.5.0.13
Thunderbird=3.1.5
Thunderbird=3.0.11
Thunderbird=2.0.0.12
Thunderbird=2.0.0.22
Thunderbird=1.5
Thunderbird=1.5.0.2
Thunderbird=1.5.0.8
Thunderbird=2.0.0.14
Thunderbird=3.0.4
Thunderbird=0.5
Thunderbird=1.0.4
Thunderbird=1.5.2
Thunderbird=2.0.0.17
Thunderbird=2.0.0.23
Thunderbird=1.5.0.9
Thunderbird=1.5.0.11
Thunderbird=0.9
Thunderbird=1.0.3
Thunderbird=2.0
Thunderbird=3.0
Thunderbird=1.5.0.12
Thunderbird=0.7.3
Thunderbird=0.4
Thunderbird=1.5.1
Thunderbird=0.7
Thunderbird=1.5.0.14
Thunderbird=3.1
Thunderbird=1.0.6
Thunderbird=3.1.3
Thunderbird=2.0.0.5
Thunderbird=3.1.6
Thunderbird=1.7.3
Thunderbird=2.0.0.1
Thunderbird=1.5.0.1
Thunderbird=1.0.8
Thunderbird=0.1
Thunderbird<=3.1.10
Thunderbird=0.7.1
Thunderbird=1.0.5
Thunderbird=0.8
Thunderbird=3.0.2
Thunderbird=2.0.0.19
Thunderbird=1.5.0.4
Firefox=4.0-beta6
Firefox=4.0-beta1
Firefox=4.0-beta9
Firefox=4.0-beta5
Firefox=4.0-beta8
Firefox=4.0-beta12
Firefox=4.0-beta3
Firefox=4.0-beta2
Firefox=4.0-beta4
Firefox=4.0-beta10
Firefox=4.0
Firefox=4.0-beta11
Firefox=4.0-beta7
Firefox=4.0.1

Remedy

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=643051

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2011-2605?

    The CVE-2011-2605 vulnerability is classified as a medium severity issue due to its potential for remote exploitation.

  • How do I fix CVE-2011-2605?

    To fix CVE-2011-2605, users should upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 3.6.18 or later and Thunderbird version 3.1.11 or later.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2011-2605?

    CVE-2011-2605 is a CRLF (Carriage Return Line Feed) injection vulnerability affecting Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2011-2605?

    CVE-2011-2605 affects Firefox versions prior to 3.6.18 and 4.0.1, as well as Thunderbird versions prior to 3.1.11.

  • Can CVE-2011-2605 be exploited remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2011-2605 can be exploited remotely, allowing attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

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