CVE-2012-4218
Use-after-free vulnerability in the BuildTextRunsScanner::BreakSink::SetBreaks function in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the BuildTextRunsScanner::BreakSink::SetBreaks function in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.61% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox · mozilla/seamonkey · mozilla/thunderbird · canonical/ubuntu linux · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise server · suse/linux enterprise software development kit
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00090.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00092.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51369Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51370Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51381Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51434Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51439Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51440Broken Link
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-105.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56640Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1636-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-3Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=767765Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16885Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00090.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00092.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51369Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51370Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51381Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51434Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51439Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51440Broken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.