PT-2012-5235
CVE-2012-4191
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Published
2012-10-11
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Updated
2024-12-12
Description by
CVSS 2.0
9.3
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 16.0.1
Thunderbird versions prior to 16.0.1
SeaMonkey versions prior to 2.13.1
Description
The issue affects the WebSockets implementation, specifically the mozilla::net::FailDelayManager::Lookup function. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in memory corruption and application crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Recommendations
For Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 16.0.1, update to version 16.0.1 or later.
For Thunderbird versions prior to 16.0.1, update to version 16.0.1 or later.
For SeaMonkey versions prior to 2.13.1, update to version 2.13.1 or later.
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