VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-5829

Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsWindow::OnExposeEvent function in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, Thunderbird before 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 allows remote attackers to…

HIGH 9.3EPSS 8.44%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 8.44% probability · 95th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-787
Affected: mozilla/firefox · mozilla/seamonkey · mozilla/thunderbird · mozilla/thunderbird esr · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise server · suse/linux enterprise software development kit · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 8.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

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/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00017.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://osvdb.org/87608Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1482.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1483.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51359Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51360Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51369Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51370Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51381Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51434Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51439Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51440Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2583Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2584Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2588Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:173Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-105.htmlNot Applicable
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-02.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56636Third 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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.