#VU12273 Improper initialization in SeaMonkey products - CVE-2012-0444
Published: April 27, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12273
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0444
CWE-ID: CWE-665
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
SeaMonkey
Mozilla Thunderbird
Mozilla Firefox
SeaMonkey
Mozilla Thunderbird
Software vendor:
Mozilla
SeaMonkey
Mozilla
SeaMonkey
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper initialization of nsChildView data structures. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted Ogg Vorbis file, trigger memory corruption, cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to improper initialization of nsChildView data structures. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted Ogg Vorbis file, trigger memory corruption, cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Update Mozilla Firefox to 3.6.26, Thunderbird to 3.1.18 and SeaMonkey to 2.7.