Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2012-0470
Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsSVGFEDiffuseLightingElement::LightPixel function in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, Thunderbird 5.0 through 11.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid gfxImageSurface free operation) or possibly execute arbitrary code by leveraging the use of "different number systems."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.104 (95.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 5.0
- Mozilla Seamonkey — versions 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions 5.0, 6.0, 6.0.1
- Mozilla Thunderbird_esr — versions 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-0470?
- CVE-2012-0470 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2012-04-25.
- Is CVE-2012-0470 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.