CVE-2011-2978: Input Validation

Published Aug 9, 2011

Updated

Bugzilla 2.16rc1 through 2.22.7, 3.0.x through 3.3.x, 3.4.x before 3.4.12, 3.5.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.6, 3.7.x, 4.0.x before 4.0.2, and 4.1.x before 4.1.3 does not prevent changes to the confirmation e-mail address (aka oldemail field) for e-mail change notifications, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform arbitrary address changes by leveraging an unattended workstation.

Affected Software

129 affected components

Bugzilla=2.16.8

Bugzilla=2.22.7

Bugzilla=2.17.6

Bugzilla=2.18.5

Bugzilla=2.19.3

Bugzilla=2.20-rc2

Bugzilla=2.18.6

Bugzilla=2.20-rc1

Bugzilla=2.16.1

Bugzilla=2.20

Bugzilla=2.19

Bugzilla=2.18-rc1

Bugzilla=2.16.2

Bugzilla=2.16.11

Bugzilla=2.20.5

Bugzilla=2.20.6

Bugzilla=2.22.3

Bugzilla=2.22.6

Bugzilla=2.17.4

Bugzilla=2.16-rc1

Bugzilla=2.21.2

Bugzilla=2.17.1

Bugzilla=2.16

Bugzilla=2.22.1

Bugzilla=2.16.9

Bugzilla=2.20.1

Bugzilla=2.22.2

Bugzilla=2.18.1

Bugzilla=2.22-rc1

Bugzilla=2.22.5

Bugzilla=2.19.1

Bugzilla=2.16.7

Bugzilla=2.17.5

Bugzilla=2.22

Bugzilla=2.17.3

Bugzilla=2.16.4

Bugzilla=2.20.3

Bugzilla=2.18.4

Bugzilla=2.16.3

Bugzilla=2.18

Bugzilla=2.18.3

Bugzilla=2.17.7

Bugzilla=2.20.7

Bugzilla=2.20.2

Bugzilla=2.20.4

Bugzilla=2.21.1

Bugzilla=2.18-rc3

Bugzilla=2.17

Bugzilla=2.16.6

Bugzilla=2.18.2

Bugzilla=2.18-rc2

Bugzilla=2.22.4

Bugzilla=2.21

Bugzilla=2.16.5

Bugzilla=2.19.2

Bugzilla=2.16.10

Bugzilla=3.0.4

Bugzilla=3.0-rc1

Bugzilla=3.1.3

Bugzilla=3.0.0

Bugzilla=3.3.2

Bugzilla=3.0.1

Bugzilla=3.2-rc1

Bugzilla=3.2.6

Bugzilla=3.1.1

Bugzilla=3.1.2

Bugzilla=3.2.5

Bugzilla=3.3.4

Bugzilla=3.2.9

Bugzilla=3.2.10

Bugzilla=3.2.3

Bugzilla=3.0

Bugzilla=3.0.11

Bugzilla=3.0.6

Bugzilla=3.0.7

Bugzilla=3.2.8

Bugzilla=3.1.4

Bugzilla=3.1.0

Bugzilla=3.0.3

Bugzilla=3.2

Bugzilla=3.0.9

Bugzilla=3.2.4

Bugzilla=3.0.2

Bugzilla=3.3.3

Bugzilla=3.2.2

Bugzilla=3.3

Bugzilla=3.0.10

Bugzilla=3.0.8

Bugzilla=3.2.7

Bugzilla=3.2-rc2

Bugzilla=3.0.5

Bugzilla=3.2.1

Bugzilla=3.3.1

Bugzilla=3.4.3

Bugzilla=3.4.2

Bugzilla=3.4.9

Bugzilla=3.4.1

Bugzilla=3.4.10

Bugzilla=3.4.4

Bugzilla=3.4.8

Bugzilla=3.4.7

Bugzilla=3.4.11

Bugzilla=3.4

Bugzilla=3.4.5

Bugzilla=3.4-rc1

Bugzilla=3.4.6

Bugzilla=3.5.3

Bugzilla=3.5.2

Bugzilla=3.5.1

Bugzilla=3.5

Bugzilla=3.6.1

Bugzilla=3.6.0

Bugzilla=3.6.3

Bugzilla=3.6

Bugzilla=3.6.4

Bugzilla=3.6-rc1

Bugzilla=3.6.5

Bugzilla=3.6.2

Bugzilla=3.7.2

Bugzilla=3.7.1

Bugzilla=3.7

Bugzilla=3.7.3

Bugzilla=4.0.1

Bugzilla=4.0-rc2

Bugzilla=4.0-rc1

Bugzilla=4.0

Bugzilla=4.1.1

Bugzilla=4.1

Bugzilla=4.1.2

Remediation

Patch Available

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=670868

Event History

Aug 9, 2011

CVE Published

via MITRE·07:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·07:00 PM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2978?

CVE-2011-2978 has a medium severity rating, primarily affecting user account security.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2978?

To remediate CVE-2011-2978, upgrade Bugzilla to version 4.1.3 or later, or apply any available security patches.

What versions of Bugzilla are affected by CVE-2011-2978?

CVE-2011-2978 affects Bugzilla versions from 2.16rc1 through 4.1.2, excluding the fixed versions.

What is the impact of not addressing CVE-2011-2978?

Failure to address CVE-2011-2978 could lead to unauthorized email address changes, increasing the risk of account takeovers.

Is CVE-2011-2978 specific to any operating system?

CVE-2011-2978 is specific to Bugzilla and is not limited to a particular operating system, as it relates to the application itself.