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CVE-2012-3971

10.0 · HIGH

Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) Graphite 2, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Thunderbird before 15.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.12, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or ca…

Published Aug 29, 2012mozillaCWE-119EPSS 5.24%

Overview

CVE-2012-3971 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on August 29, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) Graphite 2, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Thunderbird before 15.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.12, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors related to the (1) Silf::readClassMap and (2) Pass::readPass functions.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mozillafirefox0Affected
mozillathunderbird0Affected
mozillaseamonkey0Affected

References

Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00028.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00011.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00014.htmlRefwww.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-64.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/55304Refwww.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-1Refwww.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-2Refbugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=753230Refbugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=753623Refoval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16062

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-3971?

CVE-2012-3971 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on August 29, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2012-3971?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2012-3971?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2012-3971?

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