CVE-2012-1947

N/A Unknown
Published: June 05, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the utf16_to_isolatin1 function in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 12.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, Thunderbird 5.0 through 12.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger a character-set conversion failure.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00012.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00015.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0710.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0715.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2488
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2489
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:088
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-40.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=744541
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16911
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00015.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0710.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0715.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2488
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2489
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:088
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-40.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=744541
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16911
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.7%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

mozilla

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