CVE-2011-2996 (GCVE-0-2011-2996)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-09-29 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 23:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in the plugin API in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x before 3.6.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA |
Date Public
2011-09-27 00:00
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