CVE-2012-0470

N/A Unknown
Published: April 25, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48920
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/48922
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/48972
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/49047
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/49055
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2457
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2458
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2464
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:066
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:081
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-23.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53225
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=734288
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16989
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/48920
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48922
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48972
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49047
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49055
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2457
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2458
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2464
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:066
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:081
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-23.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53225
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=734288
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16989
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
10.1%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

mozilla

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