CVE - CVE-2011-2981

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-2981	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The event-management implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, SeaMonkey 2.x, Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12, and possibly other products does not properly select the context for script to run in, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy or execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site.
References
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CONFIRM:http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-30.html CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=614151 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=643450 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=650252 DEBIAN:DSA-2295 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2295 DEBIAN:DSA-2296 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2296 DEBIAN:DSA-2297 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2297 MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2011:127 URL:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:127 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14512 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14512 REDHAT:RHSA-2011:1164 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1164.html SUSE:SUSE-SA:2011:037 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00023.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2011:0967 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00027.html
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Entry Created
20110801	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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Assigned (20110801)
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