CVE-2012-5843

Critical

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
ProductMozilla Firefox
PublishedNov 21, 2012
First seenNov 21, 2012

How to fix

Update
  • mozilla firefox10.0.11, 17.0 or later
  • mozilla seamonkey2.14 or later
  • mozilla thunderbird17.0 or later
  • mozilla thunderbird_esr10.0.11 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mozilla firefoxv < 10.0.11, v < 17.010.0.11, 17.0
mozilla seamonkeyv < 2.142.14
mozilla thunderbirdv < 17.017.0
mozilla thunderbird_esrv < 10.0.1110.0.11
opensuse opensuse11.4, 12.1, 12.2—
suse linux_enterprise_desktop10, 11—
suse linux_enterprise_server10, 11—
suse linux_enterprise_software_development_kit10, 11—
canonical ubuntu_linux10.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10—

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