HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2011-3660
CRITICAL

CVE-2011-3660

NVD-CWE-noinfoPublished: December 21, 2011· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

10.0
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 8.0, Thunderbird 5.0 through 8.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger a compartment mismatch associated with the nsDOMMessageEvent::GetData function, and unknown other vectors.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2011-3660 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.
User Interaction
Scope
Impact
ConfidentialityC
IntegrityC
AvailabilityC
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Vendors & Products

Mozilla3 product(s)
firefoxseamonkeythunderbird
Source: NVD CPE · 71 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
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GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
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Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
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CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-53.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-53.html

All References (72)

→
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00001.html
→
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00009.html
→
http://osvdb.org/77952
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/47302
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/47334
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/49055
→
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:192
→
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-53.htmlVendor Advisory
→
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026445
→
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026446
→
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026447
→
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=562442
→
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679494
→
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679986
→
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=680687

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2011-3660
CVSS Score10.0 / 10
SeverityCRITICAL
WeaknessNVD-CWE-noinfo
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedDec 21, 2011

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2011-3660 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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