critical
9.3
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2012-1948

First published: Wed Jul 18 2012(Updated: )

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, Thunderbird 5.0 through 13.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Firefox=4.0
Firefox=4.0-beta1
Firefox=4.0-beta10
Firefox=4.0-beta11
Firefox=4.0-beta12
Firefox=4.0-beta2
Firefox=4.0-beta3
Firefox=4.0-beta4
Firefox=4.0-beta5
Firefox=4.0-beta6
Firefox=4.0-beta7
Firefox=4.0-beta8
Firefox=4.0-beta9
Firefox=4.0.1
Firefox=5.0
Firefox=5.0.1
Firefox=6.0
Firefox=6.0.1
Firefox=6.0.2
Firefox=7.0
Firefox=7.0.1
Firefox=8.0
Firefox=8.0.1
Firefox=9.0
Firefox=9.0.1
Firefox=11.0
Firefox=12.0
Firefox=12.0-beta6
Firefox=13.0
Firefox=10.0
Firefox=10.0.1
Firefox=10.0.2
Firefox=10.0.3
Firefox=10.0.4
Firefox=10.0.5
Thunderbird=5.0
Thunderbird=6.0
Thunderbird=6.0.1
Thunderbird=6.0.2
Thunderbird=7.0
Thunderbird=7.0.1
Thunderbird=8.0
Thunderbird=9.0
Thunderbird=9.0.1
Thunderbird=10.0
Thunderbird=10.0.1
Thunderbird=10.0.2
Thunderbird=10.0.3
Thunderbird=10.0.4
Thunderbird=11.0
Thunderbird=12.0
Thunderbird=13.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey<=2.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0-alpha
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0-beta
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1-alpha
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1-beta
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.11
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.12
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.13
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.14
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.15
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.16
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.17
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.18
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.19
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.5.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.5.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.5.0.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-alpha_1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-alpha_2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-alpha_3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-beta_1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-beta_2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-rc1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-rc2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.11
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.12
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.13
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.14
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.1-alpha1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.1-alpha2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.1-alpha3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.1-beta1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.1-beta2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.1-beta3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.1-rc1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.1-rc2
Firefox ESR=10.0
Firefox ESR=10.0.1
Firefox ESR=10.0.2
Firefox ESR=10.0.3
Firefox ESR=10.0.4
Firefox ESR=10.0.5

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  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-1948?

    CVE-2012-1948 has been rated with a severity that allows remote attackers to potentially cause a denial of service.

  • How do I fix CVE-2012-1948?

    To fix CVE-2012-1948, users should upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey that addresses this vulnerability.

  • What software is affected by CVE-2012-1948?

    CVE-2012-1948 affects multiple versions of Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey up to certain versions.

  • Can CVE-2012-1948 lead to data loss?

    CVE-2012-1948 can potentially lead to a denial of service which may indirectly compromise data availability.

  • Is CVE-2012-1948 still a risk today?

    CVE-2012-1948 is primarily a risk for users who have not updated their affected software, as newer versions contain patches.

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