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title: "CVE-2011-0053\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2011-0053

Publication date 2 March 2011

Last updated 26 May 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla
Firefox before 3.5.17 and 3.6.x before 3.6.14, Thunderbird before 3.1.8,
and SeaMonkey before 2.0.12 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of
service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute
arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| firefox | 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 3.6.14+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 3.6.14+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |
| firefox-3.0 | 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 3.6.14+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| firefox-3.5 | 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Fixed 3.6.14+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| seamonkey | 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| thunderbird | 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 3.1.8+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 3.1.8+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 |
| 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| xulrunner-1.9.2 | 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 1.9.2.14+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 1.9.2.14+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 |
| 9.10 karmic | Fixed 1.9.2.14+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 1.9.2.14+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-0053)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0053)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-0053)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0053)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1049-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1049-1)
+ Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
+ 3 March 2011

+ [USN-1123-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1123-1)
+ Xulrunner vulnerabilities
+ 30 April 2011

+ [USN-1050-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1050-1)
+ Thunderbird vulnerabilities
+ 3 March 2011

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0053>
