Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 21, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-5843
CVE-2012-5843
Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
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Affected products
23cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <10.0.11
- (no CPE)range: < 17.0
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.14
- (no CPE)range: < 2.14
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <17.0
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <10.0.11
- (no CPE)range: < 17.0
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:*:-:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:*:vmware:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 50.1.0-1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 50.1.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 45.5.1-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
31- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00022.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00090.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00092.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/51369nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/51370nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/51381nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/51434nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/51439nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/51440nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-91.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1636-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-3nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16839nvdThird Party Advisory
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