CVE-2011-2598
The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x allows remote attackers to obtain screenshots of...
CVE-2011-2598 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published June 30, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.30%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 4.3 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.30%EPSS, 70th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x allows remote attackers to obtain screenshots of the windows of arbitrary desktop applications via vectors involving an SVG filter, an IFRAME element, and uninitialized data in graphics memory.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x allows remote attackers to obtain screenshots of the windows of arbitrary desktop applications via vectors involving an SVG filter, an IFRAME element, and uninitialized data in graphics memory.
- Record
CVE-2011-2598- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x allows remote attackers to obtain screenshots of the windows of arbitrary desktop applications via vectors involving an SVG filter, an IFRAME element, and uninitialized data in graphics memory.
- Record
CVE-2011-2598- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2581No score
The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x allows remote attackers to obtain screenshots of the windows of arbitrary desktop applications via vectors involving an SVG filter, an IFRAME element, and uninitialized data in graphics memory.
- Record
EUVD-2011-2581- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-833r-vjfj-j25rNo score
The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x allows remote attackers to obtain screenshots of...
The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x allows remote attackers to obtain screenshots of the windows of arbitrary desktop applications via vectors involving an SVG filter, an IFRAME element, and uninitialized data in graphics memory.
- Record
GHSA-833r-vjfj-j25r- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
blog.mozilla.com/security/2011/06/16/webgl-graphics-memory-stealing-issue
securityfocus.com/bid/48319
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14207
contextis.com/resources/blog/webgl2
theregister.co.uk/2011/06/16/webgl_security_threats_redux
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2598
github.com/advisories/GHSA-833r-vjfj-j25r