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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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 13 years later
· 13 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
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 29% of all CVEs (8 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
n/a
- 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
Sources
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