CVE-2012-3971

Description

Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) Graphite 2, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Thunderbird before 15.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.12, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors related to the (1) Silf::readClassMap and (2) Pass::readPass functions.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.14% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.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=753230
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-64.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=753623
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-2 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16062 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55304 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00014.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00011.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00028.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3971?
CVE-2012-3971 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3971?
To fix CVE-2012-3971, 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-2012-3971 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-3971 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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