PT-2012-5258
CVE-2012-4216
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Published
2012-11-20
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Updated
2024-10-21
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 17.0
Firefox ESR 10.x versions prior to 10.0.11
Thunderbird versions prior to 17.0
Thunderbird ESR 10.x versions prior to 10.0.11
SeaMonkey versions prior to 2.14
Description
The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in the
gfxFont::GetFontEntry function. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service due to heap memory corruption via unspecified vectors.Recommendations
For Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 17.0, update to version 17.0 or later.
For Firefox ESR 10.x versions prior to 10.0.11, update to version 10.0.11 or later.
For Thunderbird versions prior to 17.0, update to version 17.0 or later.
For Thunderbird ESR 10.x versions prior to 10.0.11, update to version 10.0.11 or later.
For SeaMonkey versions prior to 2.14, update to version 2.14 or later.
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