CVE-2012-5843: Critical severity firefox vulnerability

Published Nov 21, 2012
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Updated

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Affected Software

20 affected components
Mozilla Firefox<10.0.11
Mozilla Firefox<17.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey<2.14
Mozilla Thunderbird<17.0
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR<10.0.11
openSUSE openSUSE=11.4
openSUSE openSUSE=12.1
openSUSE 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 Vmware=11-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=11-sp2
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=10.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=11.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.10
Mozilla Firefox ESR<10.0.11

Event History

Nov 21, 2012
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5843?

CVE-2012-5843 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to a denial of service or potentially allow remote code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2012-5843?

To fix CVE-2012-5843, update affected software such as Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey to versions 17.0 or higher, or their respective patched releases.

3

What applications are affected by CVE-2012-5843?

CVE-2012-5843 affects multiple versions of Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, and some versions of Ubuntu and openSUSE.

4

Can CVE-2012-5843 allow for remote attacks?

Yes, CVE-2012-5843 could potentially allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

5

What symptoms indicate an exploit of CVE-2012-5843?

Symptoms of an exploit of CVE-2012-5843 may include application crashes or unexpected behavior of affected browsers.

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