Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 13.0, Thunderbird before 13.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.10 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) methodjit/ImmutableSync.cpp, (2) the JSObject::makeDenseArraySlow function in js/src/jsarray.cpp, and unknown other components.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 21
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 13.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.10 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 13.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.4 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10 sp4 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11 sp1 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10 sp4 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11 sp1 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:vmware:*:* | 11 sp1 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 sp4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 sp1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 sp4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 sp1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:vmware:*:* Versions 11 sp1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Show 11 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10 sp4 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11 sp1 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:storage:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 sp4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 sp1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:storage:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2012:0715 Released 2012-06-06 · Red Hat rating Criticalthunderbird security update
- RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird-10.0.5-2.el5_8, thunderbird-10.0.5-2.el5_8.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-10.0.5-2.el5_8, thunderbird-10.0.5-2.el5_8.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) thunderbird-10.0.5-2.el6_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) thunderbird-10.0.5-2.el6_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) thunderbird-10.0.5-2.el6_2
- RHSA-2012:0710 Released 2012-06-05 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) xulrunner-10.0.5-1.el5_8, xulrunner-devel-10.0.5-1.el5_8, xulrunner-devel-10.0.5-1.el5_8.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-10.0.5-1.el5_8, firefox-10.0.5-1.el5_8.i386, firefox-10.0.5-1.el5_8.ia64 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-10.0.5-1.el5_8, firefox-10.0.5-1.el5_8.i386, xulrunner-10.0.5-1.el5_8 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox-10.0.5-1.el6_2, xulrunner-10.0.5-1.el6_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) xulrunner-10.0.5-1.el6_2, xulrunner-devel-10.0.5-1.el6_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox-10.0.5-1.el6_2, xulrunner-10.0.5-1.el6_2, xulrunner-devel-10.0.5-1.el6_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox-10.0.5-1.el6_2, firefox-10.0.5-1.el6_2.ppc, xulrunner-10.0.5-1.el6_2 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) xulrunner-10.0.5-1.el6_2, xulrunner-devel-10.0.5-1.el6_2, xulrunner-devel-10.0.5-1.el6_2.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox-10.0.5-1.el6_2, xulrunner-10.0.5-1.el6_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) xulrunner-10.0.5-1.el6_2, xulrunner-devel-10.0.5-1.el6_2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0710 |
| RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0715 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0710 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0710, RHSA-2012:0715 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0710, RHSA-2012:0715 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0710 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0710 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0710 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0710, RHSA-2012:0715 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0710, RHSA-2012:0715 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0710 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1938
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rqmw-wp6r-645h
References
Exploit 3
Patch 5
Sources
- CVE-2012-1938 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-1938 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rqmw-wp6r-645h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-1938 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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