CVE-2012-3971

N/A Unknown
Published: August 29, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00028.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00011.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00014.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-64.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55304
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-2
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=753230
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=753623
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16062
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00028.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00011.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-64.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55304
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=753230
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=753623
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16062
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.2%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

mozilla

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