CVE-2011-2996
Unspecified vulnerability in the plugin API in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x before 3.6.23 allows remote...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-2996- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-2996- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2964 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2011-2964- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-838w-vrg2-2x7q No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the plugin API in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x before 3.6.23 allows remote...
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.
- Record
GHSA-838w-vrg2-2x7q- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 No score
MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10218-1 No score
seamonkey-2.40-6.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the seamonkey-2.40-6.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10218-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 50.1.0-1.1 | 50.1.0-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2011-2996 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Mozilla Firefox, published September 29, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.50%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in MozillaFirefox 50.1.0-1.1.
References
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:139
mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-36.html
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=555018
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00020.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14064
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2996
github.com/advisories/GHSA-838w-vrg2-2x7q
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5913
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