Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 13, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-0990
CVE-2011-0990
Description
Race condition in the FastCopy optimization in the Array.Copy method in metadata/icall.c in Mono, when Moonlight 2.x before 2.4.1 or 3.x before 3.99.3 is used, allows remote attackers to trigger a buffer overflow and modify internal data structures, and cause a denial of service (plugin crash) or corrupt the internal state of the security manager, via a crafted media file in which a thread makes a change after a type check but before a copy action.
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:novell:moonlight:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:moonlight:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:moonlight:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:moonlight:2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:moonlight:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:moonlight:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:moonlight:3.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/06/14nvdPatch
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- github.com/mono/mono/commit/2f00e4bbb2137130845afb1b2a1e678552fc8e5cnvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/44002nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/44076nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0904nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00024.htmlnvd
- www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilitiesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/47208nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66625nvd
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