CVE-2012-5842

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, Thunderbird before 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.78% Top 20%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://osvdb.org/87596	vdb entry broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-3	third party advisory vendor advisory
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
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1483.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80169	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2584	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1482.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
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
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=736537	issue tracking 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56611	vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51359	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:173	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=802168	issue tracking patch vendor advisory
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
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16573	vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2583	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=793848	issue tracking vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51369	third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=805957	issue tracking patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51360	third party advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-91.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2588	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=809674	issue tracking patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5842?: CVE-2012-5842 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5842?: To fix CVE-2012-5842, 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-2012-5842 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-5842 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.