CVE-2011-2598

N/A Unknown

Published: June 30, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2011/06/16/webgl-graphics-memory-stealing-issue/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.contextis.com/resources/blog/webgl2/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48319

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/16/webgl_security_threats_redux/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14207

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2011/06/16/webgl-graphics-memory-stealing-issue/