CVE-2012-0463
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
14/03/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
The nsWindow implementation in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.28 and 4.x through 10.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, Thunderbird before 3.1.20 and 5.0 through 10.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.8 does not check the validity of an instance after event dispatching, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by Mobile Firefox on Android.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
7.50
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.27 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 (excluding) | 10.0 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 (including) | 3.1.19 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 (excluding) | 10.0 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-03/msg00042.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48402
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48553
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48561
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48624
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48629
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-19.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52466
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026801=
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026803=
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026804=
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=688208
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15143
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-03/msg00042.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48402
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48553
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48561
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48624
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48629
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-19.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52466
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026801=
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026803=
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026804=
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=688208
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15143