CVE-2011-2999
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CVE-2011-2999 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.23 and 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.3 do not properly handle "location" as the name of a frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0170.. EPSS estimates a 1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.23 and 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.3 do not properly handle "location" as the name of a frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0170.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | <= 3.6.22 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.2 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.3 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.4 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.6 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.7 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.8 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.9 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.10 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.11 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.12 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.13 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.14 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.15 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.16 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.17 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.18 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.19 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.20 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.6.21 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 4.0 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 4.0.1 | — |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 5.0 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | <= 5.0 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 0.1 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 0.2 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 0.3 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 0.4 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 0.5 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 0.6 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 0.7 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 0.7.1 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 0.7.2 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 0.7.3 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 0.8 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 0.9 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 1.0 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 1.0.1 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 1.0.2 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 1.0.3 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 1.0.4 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 1.0.5 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 1.0.6 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 1.0.7 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 1.0.8 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 1.5 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 1.5.0.1 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 1.5.0.2 | — |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 1.5.0.3 | — |
Showing 50 of 174 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.
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