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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-0992 · published 13 April 2011

CVE-2011-0992: Mono vulnerability

Mono · Mono

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 (plugin crash) or obtain sensitive information via vectors related to member data in a resurrected MonoThread instance.

5.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.7% · top 14.7% CWE-399 · CWE-399
5.8CVSS 2.0 base score
2.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
24References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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 (plugin crash) or obtain sensitive information via vectors related to member data in a resurrected MonoThread instance.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00024.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/06/14 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/44002 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44076 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47208
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0904 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667077 Patch
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678515
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694933 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66627
https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/722f9890f09aadfc37ae479e7d946d5fc5ef7b91 Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00024.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/06/14 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/44002 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44076 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47208
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0904 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667077 Patch
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678515
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694933 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66627
https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/722f9890f09aadfc37ae479e7d946d5fc5ef7b91 Patch

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-0992), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.