critical
10
CWE
119
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2012-0444: Buffer Overflow

First published: Wed Feb 01 2012(Updated: )

Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.26 and 4.x through 9.0, Thunderbird before 3.1.18 and 5.0 through 9.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.7 do not properly initialize nsChildView data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Ogg Vorbis file.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Mozilla Firefox<3.6.26
Mozilla Firefox>=4.0<10.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey<2.7
Mozilla Thunderbird<3.1.18
Mozilla Thunderbird>=5.0<10.0
Debian GNU/Linux=5.0
Debian GNU/Linux=6.0
openSUSE=11.4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop with Beagle=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop with Beagle=11-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp1
suse linux enterprise server vmware=11-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=11-sp1
Ubuntu Linux=10.04
Ubuntu Linux=10.10
Ubuntu Linux=11.04
Ubuntu Linux=11.10

Remedy

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=719612

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-0444?

    CVE-2012-0444 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to memory corruption and application crashes.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2012-0444?

    CVE-2012-0444 affects Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 3.6.26 and from 4.x to 9.0, Thunderbird versions before 3.1.18 and from 5.0 to 9.0, and SeaMonkey versions before 2.7.

  • How do I fix CVE-2012-0444?

    To fix CVE-2012-0444, users should upgrade to the latest versions of Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey as specified in the security advisories.

  • What can attackers do with CVE-2012-0444?

    Attackers can exploit CVE-2012-0444 to cause denial of service, leading to application crashes or potentially execute arbitrary code.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2012-0444?

    There are no known effective workarounds for CVE-2012-0444 other than updating the vulnerable software.

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