CVE-2012-4180

Published: Oct 10, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

9.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsHTMLEditor::IsPrevCharInNodeWhitespace 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.

Affected (23)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox, Thunderbird Esr, Thunderbird, Seamonkey · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Redhat: Enterprise Linux Desktop, Enterprise Linux Eus, Enterprise Linux Server, Enterprise Linux Workstation · +2 more

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Mozilla: Firefox, Thunderbird Esr, Thunderbird, Seamonkey · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Redhat: Enterprise Linux Desktop, Enterprise Linux Eus, Enterprise Linux Server, Enterprise Linux Workstation · Debian: Debian Linux · Suse: Linux Enterprise Desktop, Linux Enterprise Sdk, Linux Enterprise Server

4 products

1 product

4 products

Enterprise Linux Desktop

Enterprise Linux Eus

Enterprise Linux Server

Enterprise Linux Workstation

Debian

1 product

Debian Linux

Suse

3 products

Linux Enterprise Desktop

Linux Enterprise Sdk

Linux Enterprise Server

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Before 10.0.8

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Thunderbird Esr	Before 10.0.8

Configuration C

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Before 16.0

Configuration D

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Thunderbird	Before 16.0

Configuration E

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Seamonkey	Before 2.13

Configuration F

11 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 10.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 11.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 11.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.04
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop	Version 5.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop	Version 6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus	Version 6.3
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server	Version 5.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server	Version 6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation	Version 5.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation	Version 6.0

Configuration G

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 6.0
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	Version 10 sp4
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	Version 11 sp3
Suse Linux Enterprise Sdk	Version 10 sp4
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 10 sp4
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 11 sp3
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 11 sp3

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (40)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00010.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://osvdb.org/86099

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1351.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/50856

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/50892

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/50904

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/50935

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/50936

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/50984

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51181

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/55318

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2565

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2569

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2572

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:163

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-85.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1611-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=785720

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79158

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16428

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00010.html