CVE-2011-2605
What it is
CRLF injection vulnerability in the nsCookieService::SetCookieStringInternal function in netwerk/cookie/nsCookieService.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.18 and 4.x through 4.0.1, and Thunderbird before 3.1.11, allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a string containing a \n (newline) character, which is not properly handled in a JavaScript "document.cookie =" expression, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2374.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.0% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-94 · Code injection
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mozilla Firefox ≤ 3.6.17
- Mozilla Firefox 1.0
- 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
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2011-2605.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2011-2605. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-19.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=643051
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-19.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=643051
References
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-19.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0885.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0886.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0887.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0888.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=643051
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14401
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-19.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0885.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0886.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0887.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0888.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=643051
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14401