high
8.8
CWE
416
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2012-5830: Use After Free

First published: Wed Nov 21 2012(Updated: )

Use-after-free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, Thunderbird before 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 on Mac OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML document.

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

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Mozilla Firefox<17.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR>=10.0<10.0.11
Mozilla SeaMonkey<2.14
Mozilla Thunderbird<17.0
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR>=10.0<10.0.11
Apple iOS and macOS
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 server eus=6.3
redhat enterprise Linux workstation=5.0
redhat enterprise Linux workstation=6.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=11.0-sp2
Ubuntu Linux=10.04
Ubuntu Linux=11.10
Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Ubuntu Linux=12.10
openSUSE=11.4
openSUSE=12.1
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 Server=11-sp2
All of
Any of
Mozilla Firefox<17.0
Mozilla Firefox>=10.0<10.0.11
Mozilla SeaMonkey<2.14
Mozilla Thunderbird<17.0
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR>=10.0<10.0.11
Apple iOS and macOS
Ubuntu=10.04
Ubuntu=11.10
Ubuntu=12.04
Ubuntu=12.10

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-5830?

    CVE-2012-5830 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for remote code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2012-5830?

    To fix CVE-2012-5830, users should update their Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, or applicable ESR versions to the latest available release.

  • Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5830?

    CVE-2012-5830 affects Mozilla Firefox versions before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, SeaMonkey before 2.14, and several versions of Thunderbird ESR and Firefox ESR.

  • Can CVE-2012-5830 be exploited by local attackers?

    CVE-2012-5830 is primarily a remote code execution vulnerability that requires a user to open a malicious HTML document, making local exploitation unlikely.

  • What systems are vulnerable to CVE-2012-5830?

    CVE-2012-5830 has been identified on Mac OS X versions running susceptible software, alongside specific versions of Linux distributions like Red Hat and Ubuntu.

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