Vulnerability Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 10.x before 10.0.1, Thunderbird 10.x before 10.0.1, and SeaMonkey 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger failure of an nsXBLDocumentInfo::ReadPrototypeBindings function call, related to the cycle collector's access to a hash table containing a stale XBL binding.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | 10.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | 10.0 |
| Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.7 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00013.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48110
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49055
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:017
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:018
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-10.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51975
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1360-1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=724284
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00013.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48110
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49055
FAQ
What is CVE-2012-0452?
CVE-2012-0452 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Use-after-free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 10.x before 10.0.1, Thunderbird 10.x before 10.0.1, and SeaMonkey 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possib...
How severe is CVE-2012-0452?
CVE-2012-0452 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2012-0452?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Seamonkey.