CVE-2011-1179

The SPICE Firefox plug-in (spice-xpi) 2.4, 2.3, 2.2, and possibly other versions allows remote...

5.1 MediumFix available

The SPICE Firefox plug-in (spice-xpi) 2.4, 2.3, 2.2, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) plugin/nsScriptablePeer.cpp and (2) plugin/plugin.cpp, which trigger multiple uses of an uninitialized pointer.

Exploit likelihood

3.89%Down 2.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.1

Record: CVE-2011-1179
CVSS 2.0: 5.1 MediumAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2011-1179
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-1189 No score

Record: EUVD-2011-1189
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r42g-6jh5-6q2v No score

The SPICE Firefox plug-in (spice-xpi) 2.4, 2.3, 2.2, and possibly other versions allows remote...

Record: GHSA-r42g-6jh5-6q2v
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

redhat spice-xpi

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`spice-xpi` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.4-1.el6_0.2	0:2.4-1.el6_0.2
`spice-xpi-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.4-1.el6_0.2	0:2.4-1.el6_0.2
`spice-xpi` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.4-1.el6_0.2	0:2.4-1.el6_0.2
`spice-xpi-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.4-1.el6_0.2	0:2.4-1.el6_0.2
`spice-xpi` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.4-1.el6_0.2	0:2.4-1.el6_0.2
`spice-xpi-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.4-1.el6_0.2	0:2.4-1.el6_0.2
`spice-xpi` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.4-1.el6_0.2	0:2.4-1.el6_0.2
`spice-xpi-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.4-1.el6_0.2	0:2.4-1.el6_0.2
`spice-xpi` Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5	before 0:2.2-2.3.el5_6.1	0:2.2-2.3.el5_6.1
`spice-xpi-debuginfo` Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5	before 0:2.2-2.3.el5_6.1	0:2.2-2.3.el5_6.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2011-1179 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Redhat Spice-xpi, published April 18, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.89%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in spice-xpi 0:2.2-2.3.el5_6.1.

References

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