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CVE-2011-0990

Race condition in the FastCopy optimization in the Array.Copy method in metadata/icall.c in Mono, when Moonlight 2.x before 2.4.1 or 3.x before 3.99.3 is used, allows remote attackers to trigger a buffer overflow and modify internal data structures, and cause a denial of service (plugin crash) or corrupt the internal state of the security manager, via a crafted media file in which a thread makes a change after a type check but before a copy action.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-0990 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from mono, from novell organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2011-04-13T21:55:00.783

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-362

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mono	mono	*	Yes
Application	novell	moonlight	2.0	Yes
Application	novell	moonlight	2.3.0	Yes
Application	novell	moonlight	2.4	Yes
Application	novell	moonlight	2.31	Yes
Application	novell	moonlight	3.0	Yes
Application	novell	moonlight	3.99	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00024.html ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/06/14 Patch ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/44002 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/44076 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47208 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0904 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667077 Patch ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66625 ([email protected])
https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/2f00e4bbb2137130845afb1b2a1e678552fc8e5c Patch ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00024.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/06/14 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/44002 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/44076 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47208 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0904 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667077 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66625 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/2f00e4bbb2137130845afb1b2a1e678552fc8e5c Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mono's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.