Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2012-4186
Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsWaveReader::DecodeAudioData 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 via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.147 (96.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Seamonkey
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Mozilla Thunderbird_esr
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 10.04, 11.04, 11.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 5.0, 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_eus — versions 6.3
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 5.0, 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 5.0, 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-4186?
- CVE-2012-4186 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2012-10-10.
- Is CVE-2012-4186 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.