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CVE-2011-2999

Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.23 and 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.3...

4.3 Medium

CVE-2011-2999 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) 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 1.09%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
4.3 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
1.09%EPSS, 66th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.23 and 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.3 do not properly handle "location" as the name of a frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0170.

Exploit likelihood

1.09%Down 2.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
iceape
Debian:6.0
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 2.0.11-8, plus listed versions
2.0.11-22.0.11-32.0.11-42.0.11-52.0.11-62.0.11-7
2.0.11-8
iceweasel
Debian:6.0
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 3.5.16-10, plus listed versions
3.5.16-10~bpo50+13.5.16-43.5.16-53.5.16-5~bpo50+13.5.16-6
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3.5.16-6~bpo50+13.5.16-73.5.16-7~bpo50+13.5.16-83.5.16-8~bpo50+13.5.16-9
3.5.16-10
xulrunner
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.9.0.19-14, plus listed versions
1.9.0.10-11.9.0.11-0lenny11.9.0.11-11.9.0.12-0lenny11.9.0.12-1
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1.9.0.13-0lenny11.9.0.13-11.9.0.14-0lenny11.9.0.14-11.9.0.15-0lenny11.9.0.16-11.9.0.18-11.9.0.19-11.9.0.19-111.9.0.19-121.9.0.19-131.9.0.19-21.9.0.19-31.9.0.19-41.9.0.19-51.9.0.19-61.9.0.19-71.9.0.19-81.9.0.19-91.9.0.5-11.9.0.6-11.9.0.7-0lenny11.9.0.7-0lenny21.9.0.7-11.9.0.8-11.9.0.9-0lenny21.9.0.9-1
1.9.0.19-14
icedove
Debian:6.0
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 3.0.11-1+squeeze5, plus listed versions
3.0.11-13.0.11-1+squeeze13.0.11-1+squeeze23.0.11-1+squeeze33.0.11-1+squeeze4
3.0.11-1+squeeze5
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:3.6.23-1.el4
0:3.6.23-1.el4
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:3.6.23-1.el4
0:3.6.23-1.el4
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:3.6.23-1.el4
0:3.6.23-1.el4
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:3.6.23-1.el4
0:3.6.23-1.el4
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:3.6.23-1.el4
0:3.6.23-1.el4
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:3.6.23-1.el4
0:3.6.23-1.el4
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:3.6.23-1.el4
0:3.6.23-1.el4
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:3.6.23-1.el4
0:3.6.23-1.el4
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:3.6.23-2.el5_7
0:3.6.23-2.el5_7
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:3.6.23-2.el5_7
0:3.6.23-2.el5_7
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:1.9.2.23-1.el5_7
0:1.9.2.23-1.el5_7
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:1.9.2.23-1.el5_7
0:1.9.2.23-1.el5_7
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:1.9.2.23-1.el5_7
0:1.9.2.23-1.el5_7
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:1.9.2.23-1.el5_7
0:1.9.2.23-1.el5_7
xulrunner-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:1.9.2.23-1.el5_7
0:1.9.2.23-1.el5_7
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:3.6.23-2.el5_7
0:3.6.23-2.el5_7
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:3.6.23-2.el5_7
0:3.6.23-2.el5_7
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:1.9.2.23-1.el5_7
0:1.9.2.23-1.el5_7
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:1.9.2.23-1.el5_7
0:1.9.2.23-1.el5_7
xulrunner-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:1.9.2.23-1.el5_7
0:1.9.2.23-1.el5_7
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:3.6.23-2.el6_1
0:3.6.23-2.el6_1
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:3.6.23-2.el6_1
0:3.6.23-2.el6_1
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:1.9.2.23-1.el6_1.1
0:1.9.2.23-1.el6_1.1
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:1.9.2.23-1.el6_1.1
0:1.9.2.23-1.el6_1.1
xulrunner-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:1.9.2.23-1.el6_1.1
0:1.9.2.23-1.el6_1.1
thunderbird
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:3.1.15-1.el6_1
0:3.1.15-1.el6_1
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:3.1.15-1.el6_1
0:3.1.15-1.el6_1
thunderbird
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.5.0.12-44.el4
0:1.5.0.12-44.el4
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.5.0.12-44.el4
0:1.5.0.12-44.el4
thunderbird
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.5.0.12-44.el4
0:1.5.0.12-44.el4
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.5.0.12-44.el4
0:1.5.0.12-44.el4
thunderbird
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.5.0.12-44.el4
0:1.5.0.12-44.el4
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.5.0.12-44.el4
0:1.5.0.12-44.el4
thunderbird
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.5.0.12-44.el4
0:1.5.0.12-44.el4
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.5.0.12-44.el4
0:1.5.0.12-44.el4
thunderbird
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.0.0.24-26.el5_7
0:2.0.0.24-26.el5_7
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.0.0.24-26.el5_7
0:2.0.0.24-26.el5_7
thunderbird
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.0.0.24-26.el5_7
0:2.0.0.24-26.el5_7
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.0.0.24-26.el5_7
0:2.0.0.24-26.el5_7
seamonkey
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-chat
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-dom-inspector
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-js-debugger
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-mail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-chat
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-dom-inspector
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-js-debugger
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-mail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-chat
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-dom-inspector
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-js-debugger
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-mail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-chat
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-dom-inspector
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-js-debugger
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4
seamonkey-mail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-76.el4
0:1.0.9-76.el4

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.3

Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.23 and 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.3 do not properly handle "location" as the name of a frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0170.

Record
CVE-2011-2999
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.23 and 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.3 do not properly handle "location" as the name of a frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0170.

Record
CVE-2011-2999
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2967No score

Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.23 and 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.3 do not properly handle "location" as the name of a frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0170.

Record
EUVD-2011-2967
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f562-g9gh-gpggNo score

Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.23 and 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.3...

Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.23 and 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.3 do not properly handle "location" as the name of a frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0170.

Record
GHSA-f562-g9gh-gpgg
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

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