HIGH · 9.3

CVE-2012-4214

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsTextEditorState::PrepareEditor function 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...

Vulnerability Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsTextEditorState::PrepareEditor function 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-5840.

CVSS Score

9.3

HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
MozillaFirefox< 17.0
MozillaSeamonkey< 2.14
MozillaThunderbird< 17.0
MozillaThunderbird Esr>= 10.0, < 10.0.11
OpensuseOpensuse11.4
SuseLinux Enterprise Desktop10
SuseLinux Enterprise Server10
SuseLinux Enterprise Software Development Kit10
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop5.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Eus6.3
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server5.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Workstation5.0
CanonicalUbuntu Linux10.04

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2012-4214?

CVE-2012-4214 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3 (HIGH). Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsTextEditorState::PrepareEditor function 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...

How severe is CVE-2012-4214?

CVE-2012-4214 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 9.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2012-4214?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Thunderbird Esr, Opensuse Opensuse.