Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsFrameList::FirstChild 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 or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) by changing the size of a container of absolutely positioned elements in a column.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2488-1 iceweasel security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2489-1 iceape security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2499-1 icedove security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-1949 Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsFrameList::FirstChild 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 or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) by changing the size of a container of absolutely positioned elements in a column.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1463-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1463-4 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1463-6 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:17:27.221Z

Reserved: 2012-03-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-1940

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-06-05T23:55:01.607

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-1940

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2012-06-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-1940 - Bugzilla

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