CVE-2012-3971: Buffer Overflow

Published Aug 29, 2012
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Updated

Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) Graphite 2, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Thunderbird before 15.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.12, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors related to the (1) Silf::readClassMap and (2) Pass::readPass functions.

Affected Software

328 affected components
Mozilla Firefox<=14.0
Mozilla Firefox=1.0
Mozilla Firefox=1.0-preview_release
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.4.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.8
Mozilla Firefox=2.0
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.13
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.14
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.15
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.16
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.17
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.18
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.19
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.20
Mozilla Firefox=3.0
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.13
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.16
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.17
Mozilla Firefox=3.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.11
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.12
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.13
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.11
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.12
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.13
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.16
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.17
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.18
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.19
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.20
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.21
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.22
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.23
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.24
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.25
Mozilla Firefox=4.0
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta1
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta10
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta11
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta12
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta2
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta3
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta4
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta5
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta6
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta7
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta8
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta9
Mozilla Firefox=4.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=5.0
Mozilla Firefox=5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=6.0
Mozilla Firefox=6.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=6.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=7.0
Mozilla Firefox=7.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=8.0
Mozilla Firefox=8.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=9.0
Mozilla Firefox=9.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=10.0
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=11.0
Mozilla Firefox=12.0
Mozilla Firefox=12.0-beta6
Mozilla Firefox=13.0
Mozilla Thunderbird<=14.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.5-beta
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5-beta2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.10
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.12
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.13
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.14
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.7.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.7.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.12
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.13
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.14
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.15
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.16
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.17
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.18
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.19
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.20
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.21
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.22
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.23
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.10
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.10
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.12
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.13
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.14
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.15
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.16
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.17
Mozilla Thunderbird=5.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=6.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=6.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=6.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=7.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=7.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=8.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=9.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=9.0.1
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=11.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=12.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=13.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey<=2.11
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
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.2-beta1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.2-beta2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.2-beta3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.3-beta1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.3-beta2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.3-beta3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.3.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.3.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.3.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.4-beta1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.4-beta2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.4-beta3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.4.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.5-beta1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.5-beta2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.5-beta3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.5-beta4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.6-beta1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.6-beta2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.6-beta3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.6-beta4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.6.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.7-beta1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.7-beta2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.7-beta3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.7-beta4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.7-beta5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.7.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.7.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.8-beta1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.8-beta2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.8-beta3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.8-beta4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.8-beta5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.8-beta6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.9-beta1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.9-beta2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.9-beta3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.10

Event History

Aug 29, 2012
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3971?

CVE-2012-3971 is rated as high severity due to its potential for remote code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2012-3971?

To fix CVE-2012-3971, update to a fixed version of Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey, specifically versions 15.0 or higher.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2012-3971?

CVE-2012-3971 affects users of Mozilla Firefox versions before 15.0, Thunderbird versions before 15.0, and SeaMonkey versions before 2.12.

4

What types of attacks are possible with CVE-2012-3971?

CVE-2012-3971 can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through memory corruption.

5

When was CVE-2012-3971 disclosed?

CVE-2012-3971 was disclosed in August 2012.

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