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title: "CVE-2011-0071\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2011-0071

Publication date 4 May 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

Directory traversal vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.19 and
3.6.x before 3.6.17, Thunderbird before 3.1.10, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.14
on Windows allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary
files, and possibly load resources, via vectors involving a resource: URL.

## 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 3.6.17+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 3.6.17+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 |
| 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 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 3.6.17+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 3.6.17+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 | Ignored end of life |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | 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 | Fixed 3.1.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 3.1.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 3.1.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 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 | Fixed 1.9.2.17+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 1.9.2.17+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 1.9.2.17+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 |
| 9.10 karmic | Fixed 1.9.2.17+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 1.9.2.17+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-2011-0071)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0071)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-0071)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0071)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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

+ [USN-1112-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1112-1)
+ Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
+ 29 April 2011

+ [USN-1122-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1122-1)
+ Thunderbird vulnerabilities
+ 5 May 2011

+ [USN-1122-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1122-2)
+ Thunderbird vulnerabilities
+ 5 May 2011

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0071>
