CVE-2012-4181

Critical

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsSMILAnimationController::DoSample function in Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, Thunderbird before 16.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
ProductMozilla Firefox
PublishedOct 10, 2012
First seenOct 10, 2012

How to fix

Update
  • mozilla firefox10.0.8, 16.0 or later
  • mozilla thunderbird_esr10.0.8 or later
  • mozilla thunderbird16.0 or later
  • mozilla seamonkey2.13 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mozilla firefoxv < 10.0.8, v < 16.010.0.8, 16.0
mozilla thunderbird_esrv < 10.0.810.0.8
mozilla thunderbirdv < 16.016.0
mozilla seamonkeyv < 2.132.13
canonical ubuntu_linux10.04, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04—
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop5.0, 6.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_eus6.3—
redhat enterprise_linux_server5.0, 6.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation5.0, 6.0—

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CVE-2012-4181 · Mozilla Firefox · Dark Radar