CVE-2012-3972

Description

The format-number functionality in the XSLT 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 obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors that trigger a heap-based buffer over-read.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.55% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.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://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2556 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1211.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2553 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16234 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-65.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=746855 issue tracking 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://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2554 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.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-2012-3972?
CVE-2012-3972 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3972?
To fix CVE-2012-3972, 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-2012-3972 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-3972 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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