Novell Moonlight 2.0/2.3.0/2.4/2.31/3.99 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Novell Moonlight 2.0/2.3.0/2.4/2.31/3.99. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2011-0991. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Novell Moonlight 2.0/2.3.0/2.4/2.31/3.99. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Mono, when Moonlight 2.x before 2.4.1 or 3.x before 3.99.3 is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to finalizing and then resurrecting a DynamicMethod instance.

The weakness was published 04/13/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-0991. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59651 (GLSA-201206-13 : Mono: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165189 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2011:007)).

Upgrading to version 2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66626), Tenable (59651), SecurityFocus (BID 47208†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31169†). Similar entries are available at VDB-55178, VDB-56002, VDB-57116 and VDB-57114. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 59651
Nessus Name: GLSA-201206-13 : Mono: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 71580
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201206-13 (mono mono-debugger)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Moonlight 2.0
Patch: github.com

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02/14/2011 🔍
03/06/2011 +20 days 🔍
04/13/2011 +38 days 🔍
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04/26/2011 +13 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1427 days 🔍
02/02/2025 +3604 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: 3f8ee42b8c867d9a4c18c22657840d072cca5c3a
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0991 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0991
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57115
X-Force: 66626
SecurityFocus: 47208
Secunia: 44002
Vulnerability Center: 31169 - Mono for Novell Moonlight 2.0-2.4.0 and 3.0-3.99.2 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability, Medium

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 02/02/2025 07:02
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (58), 03/21/2017 11:50 (6), 11/02/2021 16:06 (7), 11/02/2021 16:14 (1), 02/02/2025 07:02 (18)
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