Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-5838
The copyTexImage2D implementation in the WebGL subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via large image dimensions.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory CorruptionExecute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5838
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.34%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 84 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-5838
| 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-2012-5838
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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-2012-5838
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.html
openSUSE-SU-2012:1586-1: moderate: update for xulrunnerMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00092.html
openSUSE-SU-2012:1585-1: moderate: update for MozillaThunderbirdMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00090.html
openSUSE-SU-2012:1583-1: moderate: update for MozillaFirefoxMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-3
USN-1638-3: Firefox regressions | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-106.html
Use-after-free, buffer overflow, and memory corruption issues found using Address Sanitizer — MozillaVendor Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:1592-1: important: Security update forMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=802778
802778 - (CVE-2012-5838) crash in copyTexImage2D with image dimensions too large for given levelExploit;Issue Tracking;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-1
USN-1638-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-2
USN-1638-2: ubufox update | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16896
Repository / Oval RepositoryThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1636-1
USN-1636-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00022.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2013:0175-1: important: security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56644
Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2012-5838 Memory Corruption VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
Products affected by CVE-2012-5838
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:*:-:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:*:vmware:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*