CVE-2011-3647 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.24 and Thunderbird before 3.1.6. The flaw stems from improper handling of XPCNativeWrappers by the JSSubScriptLoader during loadSubScript calls within add-ons, allowing remote attackers to gain privileges via crafted websites. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is critical, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.6.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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