Mozilla recursive eval call causes confirm dialog to evaluate to true (MFSA 2011-02)
Published Mar 2, 2011
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.82%
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.17 and 3.6.x before 3.6.14, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.12, does not properly handle certain recursive eval calls, which makes it easier for remote attackers to force a user to respond positively to a dialog question, as demonstrated by a question about granting privileges.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 3.6
- 3.6.2
- 3.6.3
- 3.6.4
- 3.6.6
- 3.6.7
- 3.6.8
- 3.6.9
- 3.6.10
- 3.6.11
- 3.6.12
- 3.6.13
Configuration 2
- ≤ 2.0.11
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.1
- 1.1
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.6
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.9
- 1.1.10
- 1.1.11
- 1.1.12
- 1.1.13
- 1.1.14
- 1.1.15
- 1.1.16
- 1.1.17
- 1.1.18
- 1.1.19
- 1.5.0.8
- 1.5.0.9
- 1.5.0.10
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.7
- 2.0.8
- 2.0.9
- 2.0.10
Configuration 3
- ≤ 3.5.16
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 1.5.0.1
- 1.5.0.2
- 1.5.0.3
- 1.5.0.4
- 1.5.0.5
- 1.5.0.6
- 1.5.0.7
- 1.5.0.8
- 1.5.0.9
- 1.5.0.10
- 1.5.0.11
- 1.5.0.12
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
- 1.5.3
- 1.5.4
- 1.5.5
- 1.5.6
- 1.5.7
- 1.5.8
- 2.0
- 2.0.0.1
- 2.0.0.2
- 2.0.0.3
- 2.0.0.4
- 2.0.0.5
- 2.0.0.6
- 2.0.0.7
- 2.0.0.8
- 2.0.0.9
- 2.0.0.10
- 2.0.0.11
- 2.0.0.12
- 2.0.0.13
- 2.0.0.14
- 2.0.0.15
- 2.0.0.16
- 2.0.0.17
- 2.0.0.18
- 2.0.0.19
- 2.0.0.20
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.9
- 3.0.10
- 3.0.11
- 3.0.12
- 3.0.13
- 3.0.14
- 3.0.15
- 3.0.16
- 3.0.17
- 3.5
- 3.5.1
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.3
- 3.5.4
- 3.5.5
- 3.5.6
- 3.5.7
- 3.5.8
- 3.5.9
- 3.5.10
- 3.5.11
- 3.5.12
- 3.5.13
- 3.5.14
- 3.5.15
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:3.6.14-4.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0310
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-67.el4_8
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0313
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-35.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0312
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:3.6.14-4.el5_6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0310
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird-0:2.0.0.24-14.el5_6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0312
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xulrunner-0:1.9.2.14-4.el5_6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0310
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox-0:3.6.14-4.el6_0
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0310
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
xulrunner-0:1.9.2.14-3.el6_0
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0310
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:3.6.14-4.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0310 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-67.el4_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0313 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-35.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0312 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:3.6.14-4.el5_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0310 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird-0:2.0.0.24-14.el5_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0312 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner-0:1.9.2.14-4.el5_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0310 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox-0:3.6.14-4.el6_0 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0310 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xulrunner-0:1.9.2.14-3.el6_0 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0310 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01823) | 77.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01823) | 75.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.95% (0.00952) | 74.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.67% (0.02669) | 76.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.95% (0.00952) | 74.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 89.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 88.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.47% (0.01471) | 84.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100133195 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100128655 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:041 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-02.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0312.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0313.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0051 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=616659 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=675087 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0051
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14211 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0051
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100133195 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100128655 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:041 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-02.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0312.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0313.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0051 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=616659 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=675087 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0051 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14211 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0051 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.