Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.19 and 3.6.x before 3.6.17, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.14, does not properly use nsTreeRange data structures, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that lead to a "dangling pointer."
CVE-2011-0073
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 70%
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EG Risk
- 0EG Risk 0/100
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- EPSS
- 99.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 7, 2011
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (20)
- cve@mitrehttp://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100134543
- cve@mitrehttp://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100144158
- cve@mitrehttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/8310
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2227
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2228
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2235
- cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:079
- cve@mitrehttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-13.html
- cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=630919
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14020
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100134543
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100144158
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8310
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2227
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2228
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2011-0073(4)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2011:0474Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update
- RHSA-2011:0471Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update
- RHSA-2011:0475Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update
- RHSA-2011:0473Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: seamonkey security update
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | thunderbird (3.1.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1) @ natty | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | xulrunner-1.9.2 (1.9.2.17+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1) @ lucid | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | xulrunner-1.9.1 (1.9.1.19+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1) @ karmic | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | thunderbird (3.1.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1) @ maverick | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| redhat | xulrunner-0:1.9.2.17-4.el6_0 | 2011-04-29 | redhat |
| redhat | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-70.el4_8 | 2011-04-29 | redhat |
| redhat | thunderbird-0:2.0.0.24-17.el5_6 | 2011-04-29 | redhat |
| redhat | thunderbird-0:3.1.10-1.el6_0 | 2011-04-29 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(4)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-17520✓ verifiedFirst seen Jul 10, 2011
Mozilla Firefox - 'nsTreeRange' Dangling Pointer (Metasploit) (1)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-17419✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 20, 2011
Mozilla Firefox - 'nsTreeRange' Dangling Pointer (2)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/browser/mozilla_nstreerange✓ verifiedFirst seen Feb 2, 2011
Mozilla Firefox "nsTreeRange" Dangling Pointer Vulnerability
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