CVE-2011-0051

Mozilla recursive eval call causes confirm dialog to evaluate to true (MFSA 2011-02)

Published Mar 2, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.17 and 3.6.x before 3.6.14, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.12, does not properly handle certain recursive eval calls, which makes it easier for remote attackers to force a user to respond positively to a dialog question, as demonstrated by a question about granting privileges.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2180-1 iceape security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2186-1 iceweasel security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2187-1 icedove security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-0077 Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.17 and 3.6.x before 3.6.14, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.12, does not properly handle certain recursive eval calls, which makes it easier for remote attackers to force a user to respond positively to a dialog question, as demonstrated by a question about granting privileges.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1049-1 Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1123-1 Xulrunner vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:43 PM
Reserved
Dec 21, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 2, 2011, 8:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:26 PM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Mar 1, 2011, 12:00 AM