CVE-2011-0084

Mozilla: Crash in SVGTextElement.getCharNumAtPosition()

Published Aug 18, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 4.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
The SVGTextElement.getCharNumAtPosition function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, and 4.x through 5; Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12 and other versions before 6; SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3; and possibly other products does not properly handle SVG text, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that lead to a "dangling pointer."

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2295-1 iceape security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2296-1 iceweasel security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2297-1 icedove security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-0110 The SVGTextElement.getCharNumAtPosition function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, and 4.x through 5; Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12 and other versions before 6; SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3; and possibly other products does not properly handle SVG text, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that lead to a "dangling pointer."
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1184-1 Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1185-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1192-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
History

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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
Aug 18, 2011, 6:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:26 PM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Aug 16, 2011, 12:00 AM