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CVE-2012-5829 Detail

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsWindow::OnExposeEvent function in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, Thunderbird before 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00006.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00007.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00010.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00017.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00022.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00090.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00092.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1482.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1483.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2583 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2584 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2588 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:173 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-02.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56636 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1636-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-2 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-3 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-2 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-4 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=792305 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80195 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16849 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-5829
NVD Published Date:
11/21/2012
NVD Last Modified:
10/21/2024
Source:
MITRE