CVE-2012-1973

Critical

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsObjectLoadingContent::LoadObject function in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, and SeaMonkey before 2.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

SeverityCritical
CVSS10.0
Exploit probability—
ProductMozilla Firefox
PublishedAug 29, 2012
First seenAug 29, 2012

How to fix

Update
  • mozilla firefox15.0, 10.0.7 or later
  • mozilla seamonkey2.12 or later
  • mozilla thunderbird15.0 or later
  • mozilla thunderbird_esr10.0.7 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mozilla firefoxv < 15.0, 10.0 ≤ v < 10.0.715.0, 10.0.7
mozilla seamonkeyv < 2.122.12
mozilla thunderbirdv < 15.015.0
mozilla thunderbird_esr10.0 ≤ v < 10.0.710.0.7
opensuse opensuse12.2—
suse linux_enterprise_desktop10, 11—
suse linux_enterprise_server10, 11—
suse linux_enterprise_software_development_kit11—
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop5.0, 6.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_eus6.3—
redhat enterprise_linux_server5.0, 6.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus6.3—
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation5.0, 6.0—
canonical ubuntu_linux10.04, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04—
debian debian_linux6.0, 7.0—

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