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TI-2012-04873 Aliases CVE-2012-5836GHSA-w8gr-r7vf-c9fc

Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 allow…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving the setting of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) properties in conjunction with SVG text.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04453 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 17.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.14VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 17.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.4VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.2VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*10 sp4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*11 sp2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*10 sp4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:*:-:*:*11 sp2VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 17.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.14 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 17.0 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:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2 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:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 sp2 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:sp2:*:*:*:-:*:* Versions 11 sp2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:*:vmware:*:*11 sp2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*10 sp4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*11 sp2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*10.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:*:vmware:*:* Versions 11 sp2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • 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:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 sp2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 10.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5836
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w8gr-r7vf-c9fc

References

Advisory 12

Other 1

Sources

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