CVE-2012-0464

critical

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.28 and 4.x through 10.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, Thunderbird before 3.1.20 and 5.0 through 10.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an empty argument to the array.join function in conjunction with the triggering of garbage collection.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14170

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=735104

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=720079

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/researchers-hack-into-newest-firefox-with-zero-day-flaw/10663

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/mozilla-knew-of-pwn2own-bug-before-cansecwest/10757

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1401-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1400-5

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1400-4

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1400-3

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1400-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1400-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026804

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026803

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026801

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52465

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-19.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:032

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:031

http://secunia.com/advisories/48823

http://secunia.com/advisories/48629

http://secunia.com/advisories/48624

http://secunia.com/advisories/48561

http://secunia.com/advisories/48553

http://secunia.com/advisories/48513

http://secunia.com/advisories/48496

http://secunia.com/advisories/48495

http://secunia.com/advisories/48414

http://secunia.com/advisories/48402

http://secunia.com/advisories/48359

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0388.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0387.html

http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-03/msg00042.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00015.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00014.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-03-14

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical