CVE-2012-5838

Public Exploit

Description

The copyTexImage2D implementation in the WebGL subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via large image dimensions.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.45% Top 25%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-3 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56644 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=802778 issue tracking patch vendor advisory exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/51370 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-2 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1636-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00022.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16896 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/51434 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00090.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51439 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51440 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-106.html vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/87599 vdb entry broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00092.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51381 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51369 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5838?
CVE-2012-5838 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5838?
To fix CVE-2012-5838, 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-2012-5838 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-5838 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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