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CVE-2012-0470 Detail

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsSVGFEDiffuseLightingElement::LightPixel function in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, Thunderbird 5.0 through 11.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid gfxImageSurface free operation) or possibly execute arbitrary code by leveraging the use of "different number systems."


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Hyperlink Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/48920
http://secunia.com/advisories/48920
http://secunia.com/advisories/48922
http://secunia.com/advisories/48922
http://secunia.com/advisories/48972
http://secunia.com/advisories/48972
http://secunia.com/advisories/49047
http://secunia.com/advisories/49047
http://secunia.com/advisories/49055
http://secunia.com/advisories/49055
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2457
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2457
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2458
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2458
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2464
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2464
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:066
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:066
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:081
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:081
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-23.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-23.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53225
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53225
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=734288
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=734288
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16989
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16989

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-2012-0470
NVD Published Date:
04/25/2012
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE