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CVE-2011-2598
The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x allows remote attackers to obtain screenshots of the windows of arbitrary desktop…
Medium4.3EPSS 1.3%
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- mitre
Description
The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x allows remote attackers to obtain screenshots of the windows of arbitrary desktop applications via vectors involving an SVG filter, an IFRAME element, and uninitialized data in graphics memory.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 30% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2011/06/16/webgl-graphics-memory-stealing-issue/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 48319 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14207 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.contextis.com/resources/blog/webgl2/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/16/webgl_security_threats_redux/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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