CVE-2012-5839

critical

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.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16968

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80196

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=804927

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-3

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1636-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56637

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-105.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:173

http://secunia.com/advisories/51440

http://secunia.com/advisories/51439

http://secunia.com/advisories/51434

http://secunia.com/advisories/51381

http://secunia.com/advisories/51370

http://secunia.com/advisories/51369

http://secunia.com/advisories/51360

http://secunia.com/advisories/51359

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1483.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1482.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00092.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00090.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00022.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-11-21

Updated: 2020-08-06

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical