CVE-2011-1179

spice-xpi: unitialized pointer writes possible when getting plugin properties

Published Apr 18, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 3.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
The SPICE Firefox plug-in (spice-xpi) 2.4, 2.3, 2.2, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) plugin/nsScriptablePeer.cpp and (2) plugin/plugin.cpp, which trigger multiple uses of an uninitialized pointer.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1189 The SPICE Firefox plug-in (spice-xpi) 2.4, 2.3, 2.2, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) plugin/nsScriptablePeer.cpp and (2) plugin/plugin.cpp, which trigger multiple uses of an uninitialized pointer.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:21 PM
Reserved
Mar 3, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 18, 2011, 5:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:28 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 7, 2011, 12:00 AM