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title: "CVE-2011-3659\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2011-3659

Publication date 1 February 2012

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

Use-after-free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.26 and 4.x
through 9.0, Thunderbird before 3.1.18 and 5.0 through 9.0, and SeaMonkey
before 2.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via
vectors related to incorrect AttributeChildRemoved notifications that
affect access to removed nsDOMAttribute child nodes.

## 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 | Fixed 10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.2 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 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 |
| 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 | Fixed 10.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 3.1.18+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 3.1.18+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 3.1.18+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 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 1.9.2.27+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 1.9.2.26+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 1.9.2.26+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| xulrunner-2.0 | 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 | Ignored end of life |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |

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* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-3659)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3659)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-3659)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3659)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1369-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1369-1)
+ Thunderbird vulnerabilities
+ 17 February 2012

+ [USN-1355-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1355-1)
+ Firefox vulnerabilities
+ 3 February 2012

+ [USN-1353-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1353-1)
+ Xulrunnner vulnerabilities
+ 8 February 2012

+ [USN-1350-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1350-1)
+ Thunderbird vulnerabilities
+ 8 February 2012

### Other references

* <http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-04.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3659>