CVE-2012-4191 (GCVE-0-2012-4191)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-10-12 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The mozilla::net::FailDelayManager::Lookup function in the WebSockets implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 16.0.1, Thunderbird before 16.0.1, and SeaMonkey before 2.13.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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| http://secunia.com/advisories/50904 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50984 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
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| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=798045 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://osvdb.org/86125 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1608-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfs… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50929 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1611-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027653 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Date Public
2012-10-11 00:00
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