Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-4185
Buffer overflow in the nsCharTraits::length function 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory CorruptionExecute codeDenial of service
Threat overview for CVE-2012-4185
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
8200
IPs affected by CVE-2012-4185 341
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Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4185
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 2.71%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 89 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-4185
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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nvd@nist.gov |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-4185
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-4185
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56127
Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2012-4185 Buffer Overflow VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16009
Repository / Oval RepositoryThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1611-1
USN-1611-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:163
mandriva.comThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00010.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:1351-1: important: Security update forMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79162
Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey nsCharTraits::length() buffer overflow CVE-2012-4185 Vulnerability ReportThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-86.html
Heap memory corruption issues found using Address Sanitizer — MozillaVendor Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1351.html
RHSA-2012:1351 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=785753
785753 - (CVE-2012-4185) Global-buffer-overflow in nsCharTraits::lengthIssue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2012-4185
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:vmware:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_sdk:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*