CVE-2012-4214
Mozilla: Use-after-free and buffer overflow issues found using Address Sanitizer (MFSA 2012-105)
Severity Score
9.3
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsTextEditorState::PrepareEditor 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 or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-5840.
Uso después de liberación en la función sTextEditorState::PrepareEditor en Mozilla Firefox antes de 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x antes de 10.0.11, Thunderbird antes de 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x antes de 10.0.11, y SeaMonkey antes de 2.14 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario o causar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria dinámica) a través de vectores no especificados. Una vulnerabilidad diferente de CVE-2012-5840
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2012-08-08 CVE Reserved
- 2012-11-20 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-06 First Exploit
- 2024-10-17 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
- CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
References (28)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51359 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51360 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51369 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51370 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51381 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51434 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51439 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51440 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes-ng.shtml | Broken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56628 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80187 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16884 | Signature |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=795804 | 2024-08-06 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | < 17.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 17.0" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | >= 10.0 < 10.0.11 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " >= 10.0 < 10.0.11" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" | < 2.14 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version " < 2.14" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" | < 17.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 17.0" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird Esr" | >= 10.0 < 10.0.11 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird Esr" and version " >= 10.0 < 10.0.11" | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" | 11.4 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "11.4" | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" | 12.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "12.1" | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" | 12.2 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "12.2" | - |
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| Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Desktop Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" | 10 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" and version "10" | sp4 |
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| Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Desktop Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" | 11 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" and version "11" | sp2 |
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| Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" | 10 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "10" | sp4 |
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| Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" | 11 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "11" | sp2 |
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| Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" | 11 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "11" | sp2, vmware |
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| Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit" | 10 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit" and version "10" | sp4 |
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| Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit" | 11 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit" and version "11" | sp2 |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "5.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" | 6.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "6.3" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "5.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "5.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 10.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "10.04" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 11.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "11.10" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | esm |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.10" | - |
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