critical
9.3
CWE
416
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2012-3988: Use After Free

First published: Wed Oct 10 2012(Updated: )

Use-after-free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, Thunderbird before 16.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.13 might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving use of mozRequestFullScreen to enter full-screen mode, and use of the history.back method for backwards history navigation.

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

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Mozilla Firefox ESR<10.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR<10.0.8
Mozilla Firefox<16.0
Mozilla Thunderbird<16.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey<2.13
Ubuntu Linux=10.04
Ubuntu Linux=11.04
Ubuntu Linux=11.10
Ubuntu Linux=12.04
redhat enterprise Linux desktop=5.0
redhat enterprise Linux desktop=6.0
redhat enterprise Linux eus=6.3
redhat enterprise Linux server=5.0
redhat enterprise Linux server=6.0
redhat enterprise Linux workstation=5.0
redhat enterprise Linux workstation=6.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop with Beagle=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop with Beagle=11-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp3
suse linux enterprise server vmware=11-sp3
Mozilla Firefox<10.0.8
Ubuntu=10.04
Ubuntu=11.04
Ubuntu=11.10
Ubuntu=12.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-3988?

    CVE-2012-3988 has a critical severity level as it could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

  • How do I fix CVE-2012-3988?

    To fix CVE-2012-3988, users should upgrade to a patched version of Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey, specifically version 16.0 or later.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2012-3988?

    CVE-2012-3988 affects Mozilla Firefox before version 16.0, Thunderbird before version 16.0, and SeaMonkey before version 2.13.

  • How does CVE-2012-3988 exploit the use-after-free vulnerability?

    CVE-2012-3988 exploits the use-after-free vulnerability through vectors involving the mozRequestFullScreen method.

  • Are there any operating systems affected by CVE-2012-3988?

    Yes, CVE-2012-3988 affects multiple versions of Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux that include the vulnerable software.

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