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title: "CVE-2011-2978\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2011-2978

Publication date 9 August 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

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## Description

Bugzilla 2.16rc1 through 2.22.7, 3.0.x through 3.3.x, 3.4.x before 3.4.12,
3.5.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.6, 3.7.x, 4.0.x before 4.0.2, and 4.1.x before
4.1.3 does not prevent changes to the confirmation e-mail address (aka
old\_email field) for e-mail change notifications, which makes it easier for
remote attackers to perform arbitrary address changes by leveraging an
unattended workstation.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| bugzilla | 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 | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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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)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2978?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| bugzilla | * Vendor:   <http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2322> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2978)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2978)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-2978)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2978)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2978>