Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 18, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-2988
CVE-2011-2988
Description
Buffer overflow in an unspecified string class in the WebGL shader implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6, SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3, and possibly other products allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long source-code block for a shader.
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Affected products
57cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 15 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 4.x <= < 6
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 35 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.x < 2.3
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.0
- (no CPE)range: < 6
- osv-coords3 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/firefox-esr&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 128.5.1-1.1+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 128.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 50.1.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 45.5.1-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-29.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00023.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/49055nvd
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-31.htmlnvd
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-33.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/49242nvd
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14270nvd
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