First published: Wed Aug 29 2012(Updated: )
Use-after-free vulnerability in the PresShell::CompleteMove 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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Firefox | <15.0 | |
Firefox | >=10.0<10.0.7 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | <2.12 | |
Thunderbird | <15.0 | |
Mozilla Thunderbird | >=10.0<10.0.7 | |
openSUSE | =12.2 | |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop | =10-sp4 | |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop | =11-sp2 | |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | =10-sp4 | |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | =11-sp2 | |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | =11-sp2 | |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | =11-sp2 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | =5.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | =6.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS | =6.3 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | =5.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | =6.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | =6.3 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | =5.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | =6.0 | |
Ubuntu | =10.04 | |
Ubuntu | =11.04 | |
Ubuntu | =11.10 | |
Ubuntu | =12.04 | |
Debian Linux | =6.0 | |
Debian Linux | =7.0 | |
Firefox ESR | >=10.0<10.0.7 |
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CVE-2012-1975 has a high severity rating due to its potential for remote code execution and denial of service.
To fix CVE-2012-1975, update Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey to the latest version.
CVE-2012-1975 affects Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Thunderbird before 15.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.12.
Yes, CVE-2012-1975 can be exploited remotely by attackers to execute arbitrary code.
CVE-2012-1975 impacts Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Thunderbird ESR, and SeaMonkey.