CVE-2011-2977

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-08-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Bugzilla 3.6.x before 3.6.6, 3.7.x, 4.0.x before 4.0.2, and 4.1.x before 4.1.3 on Windows does not delete the temporary files associated with uploaded attachments, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files. NOTE: this issue exists because of a regression in 3.6.

Affected products

Mozilla Bugzilla: 3.6.0, 3.6.1, 3.6.2, 3.6.3, 3.6.4, 3.6.5 (+11)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/45501
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/3.4.11/
http://www.osvdb.org/74302
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49042
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=660502
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69037
http://secunia.com/advisories/45501
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/3.4.11/
http://www.osvdb.org/74302
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49042
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=660502
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69037

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