CVE-2012-1947

HIGH

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the utf16_to_isolatin1 function in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 12.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, Thunderbird 5.0 through 12.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger a character-set conversion failure.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00012.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00015.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0710.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0715.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2488

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2489

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:088

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-40.html

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=744541

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16911

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2012-06-05

Updated: 2018-01-05

Type: CWE-119

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: HIGH

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:12.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.4:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.4:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.4:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.5:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.5:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.6:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.6:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.6:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.6:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.8:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.8:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.8:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.8:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.8:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.8:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 2.9 (inclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.9:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.9:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.9:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tenable Plugins

View all (33 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
74655openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox / MozillaThunderbird / mozilla-nss / etc (openSUSE-SU-2012:0760-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
68536Oracle Linux 6 : thunderbird (ELSA-2012-0715)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
68535Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : firefox (ELSA-2012-0710)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
64208SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (SAT Patch Number 6425)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
63402GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)NessusGentoo Local Security Checks
critical
59767Debian DSA-2489-1 : iceape - several vulnerabilitiesNessusDebian Local Security Checks
high
59766Debian DSA-2488-1 : iceweasel - several vulnerabilitiesNessusDebian Local Security Checks
high
59725Ubuntu 11.04 : thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-1463-6)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
critical
59681Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mozilla (MDVSA-2012:088-1)NessusMandriva Local Security Checks
critical
59654Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS : thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-1463-4)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
critical
59640Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 11.04 / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS : firefox regressions (USN-1463-3)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
critical
59520SuSE 10 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (ZYPP Patch Number 8189)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
801375Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.x < 2.10 Multiple VulnerabilitiesLog Correlation EngineWeb Clients
high
6496SeaMonkey 2.x < 2.10 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorWeb Clients
high
59412CentOS 5 / 6 : thunderbird (CESA-2012:0715)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
critical
801297Mozilla Firefox 12.x < 12 Multiple VulnerabilitiesLog Correlation EngineWeb Clients
high
801240Mozilla Thunderbird 12.x < 12 Multiple VulnerabilitiesLog Correlation EngineSMTP Clients
high
6498Mozilla Thunderbird < 13.0 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorSMTP Clients
high
6497Mozilla Firefox < 13.0 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorWeb Clients
high
59411SeaMonkey < 2.10.0 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
high
59410Mozilla Thunderbird 10.0.x < 10.0.5 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
high
59409Mozilla Thunderbird < 13.0 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
high
59408Firefox 10.0.x < 10.0.5 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
high
59407Firefox < 13.0 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
high
59406Thunderbird 10.0.x < 10.0.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)NessusMacOS X Local Security Checks
high
59405Thunderbird < 13.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)NessusMacOS X Local Security Checks
high
59404Firefox < 10.0.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)NessusMacOS X Local Security Checks
high
59403Firefox < 13.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)NessusMacOS X Local Security Checks
high
59394Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 11.04 / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-1463-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
critical
59392RHEL 5 / 6 : thunderbird (RHSA-2012:0715)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
59388CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:0710)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
critical
59383RHEL 5 / 6 : firefox (RHSA-2012:0710)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
59381FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (bfecf7c1-af47-11e1-9580-4061862b8c22)NessusFreeBSD Local Security Checks
critical