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CVE-2012-1941 Detail

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsHTMLReflowState::CalculateHypotheticalBox function in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 12.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, Thunderbird 5.0 through 12.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by resizing a window displaying absolutely positioned and relatively positioned elements in nested columns.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00012.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00012.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00015.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00015.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0710.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0710.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0715.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0715.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:088
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:088
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-40.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-40.html Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=750066
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=750066
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16985
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16985

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-1941
NVD Published Date:
06/05/2012
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE