CVE-2012-0468

Description

The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Thunderbird 5.0 through 11.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to jsval.h and the js::array_shift function.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.46% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=714616
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16771 signature vdb entry
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-20.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49055 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:081 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48972 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:066 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49047 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53221 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0468?
CVE-2012-0468 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0468?
To fix CVE-2012-0468, 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-2012-0468 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-0468 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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