CVE-2012-5836

Published: Nov 21, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (17)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox, Seamonkey, Thunderbird · Opensuse: Opensuse · Suse: Linux Enterprise Desktop, Linux Enterprise Server, Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · +1 more

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Mozilla: Firefox, Seamonkey, Thunderbird · Opensuse: Opensuse · Suse: Linux Enterprise Desktop, Linux Enterprise Server, Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux

3 products

1 product

3 products

Linux Enterprise Desktop

Linux Enterprise Server

Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit

Canonical

1 product

Ubuntu Linux

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Before 17.0
Mozilla Seamonkey	Before 2.14
Mozilla Thunderbird	Before 17.0

Configuration B

10 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 11.4
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 12.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 12.2
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	Version 10 sp4
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	Version 11 sp2
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 10 sp4
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 11 sp2
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 11 sp2
Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit	Version 10 sp4
Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit	Version 11 sp2

Configuration C

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 10.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 11.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.10

Related CWEs

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References (42)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00022.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00090.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00092.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://osvdb.org/87593

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/51369

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51370

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51381

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51434

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51439

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51440

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-94.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56616

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1636-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-3

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=792857

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80172

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16336

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html