CVE-2012-5839
Heap-based buffer overflow in the gfxShapedWord::CompressedGlyph::IsClusterStart 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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.00%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the gfxShapedWord::CompressedGlyph::IsClusterStart 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 execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 7.00% probability · 94th percentile
- 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 · canonical/ubuntu linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- 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://osvdb.org/87607Broken 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.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:173Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-105.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes-ng.shtmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56637Third 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=804927Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80196Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16968Third 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.