CVE-2011-2984

Firefox < 3.6.20 - Remote Code Execution via Tab Drop Event

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, SeaMonkey 2.x, Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12, and possibly other products does not properly handle the dropping of a tab element, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by establishing a content area and registering for drop events.

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:127
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=572129
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2297
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2296
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1164.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2295
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14358

Scores

EPSS 0.0356
EPSS Percentile 87.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (47)
mozilla/firefox 1.0 (2 CPE variants)
mozilla/firefox 1.0.1
mozilla/firefox 1.0.2
mozilla/firefox 1.0.3
mozilla/firefox 1.0.4
mozilla/firefox 1.0.5
mozilla/firefox 1.0.6
mozilla/firefox 1.0.7
mozilla/firefox 1.0.8
mozilla/firefox 1.5 (3 CPE variants)
... and 37 more
Published Aug 18, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026