Description
The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 8.0 and Thunderbird before 8.0 does not properly handle links from SVG mpath elements to non-SVG elements, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 10.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49055
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-48.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=694953
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13830
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49055
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-48.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=694953
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13830
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 9, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified