Name: CVE-2011-1179: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2011-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2011-1179, CWE-119, CVSS 5.6, EPSS 0.04325

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.6

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Centos_linux	—	Upgrade spice-xpi	Dec 1, 2016	Apr 18, 2011
Oracle_linux	—	Upgrade spice-xpi	Oct 16, 2024	Apr 18, 2011
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Apr 7, 2011

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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