# CVE-2011-3002: Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine (ANGLE), as used in Mozilla Firefox before 7.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.4, does not validate the return va

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-09-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-41.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:141
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=680840
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14388

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