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."
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade xulrunnerUpgrade xulrunner-develUpgrade firefox | Dec 1, 2016 | Aug 18, 2011 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade seamonkeyUpgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefoxUpgrade linux-thunderbird | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade www-client/icecat.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird.Upgrade www-client/firefox.Upgrade mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird.Upgrade dev-libs/nss.Upgrade www-client/seamonkey-bin.Upgrade www-client/seamonkey.Upgrade net-libs/xulrunner.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird-bin.Upgrade net-libs/xulrunner-bin.Upgrade www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin.Upgrade www-client/mozilla-firefox.Upgrade mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-bin. | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 18, 2011 |
| Mfsa2011 29 30 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 3.6.20Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 6.0 | Aug 19, 2011 | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Mfsa2011 30 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 3.6.20 | Aug 19, 2011 | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 6.0 | Feb 22, 2012 | Aug 18, 2011 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade xulrunnerUpgrade xulrunner-develUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefox | Oct 16, 2024 | Aug 18, 2011 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade mozilla-xulrunner192-develUpgrade mozilla-xulrunner192-gnomeUpgrade mozilla-xulrunner192Upgrade mozilla-xulrunner192-32bitUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-commonUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translationsUpgrade mozilla-xulrunner192-translations-32bitUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-commonUpgrade mozilla-xulrunner192-x86Upgrade mozilla-xulrunner192-gnome-32bitUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-otherUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-otherUpgrade MozillaThunderbirdUpgrade mozilla-xulrunner192-translationsUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-develUpgrade MozillaFirefox-devel | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade xulrunner-1.9.2Upgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefox | Nov 8, 2024 | Aug 18, 2011 |
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