CVE-2012-3968

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, and SeaMonkey before 2.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to deletion of a fragment shader by its accessor.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.85% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com 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
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=775852 issue tracking vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1211.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16280 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55276 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-2 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1210.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00014.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00011.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00028.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-62.html vendor advisory
http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3968?
CVE-2012-3968 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3968?
To fix CVE-2012-3968, 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-2012-3968 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-3968 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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