PT-2011-3947 · Mozilla · Firefox

Published 2011-06-30 · Updated 2017-09-19 · CVE-2011-2598

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mozilla Firefox versions 4.x

Description The issue allows remote attackers to obtain screenshots of the windows of arbitrary desktop applications. This is achieved through vectors involving an SVG filter, an IFRAME element, and uninitialized data in graphics memory.

Recommendations For Mozilla Firefox versions 4.x, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent unauthorized access to desktop application windows.

Exploit

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-2598

Affected Products

Firefox

References · 6

• 🔥 http://contextis.com/resources/blog/webgl2 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2598 · Security Note
• http://theregister.co.uk/2011/06/16/webgl_security_threats_redux · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14207 · Note
• http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2011/06/16/webgl-graphics-memory-stealing-issue · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/48319 · Note