CVE-2012-0463

Description

The nsWindow implementation in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.28 and 4.x through 10.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, Thunderbird before 3.1.20 and 5.0 through 10.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.8 does not check the validity of an instance after event dispatching, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by Mobile Firefox on Android.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.35% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-03/msg00042.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48402 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48624 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00014.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48629 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00015.html vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-19.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=688208 vendor advisory issue tracking
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026803 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52466 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/48553 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48561 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15143 signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026801 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026804 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0463?
CVE-2012-0463 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0463?
To fix CVE-2012-0463, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-0463 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-0463 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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