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CVE-2012-4188
published 2012-10-10

CVE-2012-4188: Heap-based buffer overflow in the Convolve3x3 function in Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, Thunderbird before 16.0, Thunderbird ESR…

PriorityP350critical9.3CVSS 2.0
AVNACMAuNCCICAC
EPSS
14.70%
96.3th percentile
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Convolve3x3 function in Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, Thunderbird before 16.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Affected

22 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
debiandebian_linux
mozillafirefox< 10.0.810.0.8
mozillafirefox< 16.016.0
mozillaseamonkey< 2.132.13
mozillathunderbird< 16.016.0
mozillathunderbird_esr< 10.0.810.0.8
redhatenterprise_linux_desktop
redhatenterprise_linux_desktop
redhatenterprise_linux_eus
redhatenterprise_linux_server
redhatenterprise_linux_server
redhatenterprise_linux_workstation
redhatenterprise_linux_workstation
suselinux_enterprise_desktop
suselinux_enterprise_desktop
suselinux_enterprise_sdk
suselinux_enterprise_server
suselinux_enterprise_server

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • Vulnerability resides in the Convolve3x3 function; heap-based buffer overflow triggered via remote vectors in affected Mozilla products (Firefox < 16.0, Firefox ESR 10.x < 10.0.8, Thunderbird < 16.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x < 10.0.8, SeaMonkey < 2.13)
  • Exploitation risk is reduced in Thunderbird and SeaMonkey email contexts because scripting is disabled; focus detection efforts on browser or browser-like contexts
  • ·CVE-2012-4188 is one of several heap corruption issues (CVE-2012-4185, CVE-2012-4186, CVE-2012-4187, CVE-2012-4188) grouped under MFSA 2012-86; detections or patches targeting this advisory may cover multiple CVEs simultaneously

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_redhat9.3CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.3CRITICAL
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