CVE-2011-2987
Heap-based buffer overflow in Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine (ANGLE), as used in the WebGL...
Heap-based buffer overflow in Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine (ANGLE), as used in the WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6, SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3, and possibly other products might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine (ANGLE), as used in the WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6, SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3, and possibly other products might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2011-2987- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine (ANGLE), as used in the WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6, SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3, and possibly other products might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
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CVE-2011-2987- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2955 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine (ANGLE), as used in the WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6, SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3, and possibly other products might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
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EUVD-2011-2955- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vcmp-g8vf-9cw9 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine (ANGLE), as used in the WebGL...
Heap-based buffer overflow in Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine (ANGLE), as used in the WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6, SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3, and possibly other products might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-vcmp-g8vf-9cw9- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 No score
MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
MozillaThunderbirdopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 560 CVEs |
before 45.5.1-1.1 | 45.5.1-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-2987 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Mozilla Firefox, published August 18, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.64%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-31.html
securityfocus.com/bid/49226
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00023.html
secunia.com/advisories/49055
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14285
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bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=665934
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2987
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vcmp-g8vf-9cw9
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0040
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