# CVE-2011-1179: The SPICE Firefox plug-in (spice-xpi) 2.4, 2.3, 2.2, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-04-18 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The SPICE Firefox plug-in (spice-xpi) 2.4, 2.3, 2.2, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) plugin/nsScriptablePeer.cpp and (2) plugin/plugin.cpp, which trigger multiple uses of an uninitialized pointer.

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025304
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=487006&action=diff
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0426.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0427.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66777
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0899
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44060
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47269
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=689931

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