Description
Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine (ANGLE), as used in Mozilla Firefox before 7.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.4, does not validate the return value of a GrowAtomTable function call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger a memory-allocation error and a resulting buffer overflow.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 50.1.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | firefox-esr | 128.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-41.html
- MDVSA-2011:141 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=680840
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14388 vdb-entry signature