CVE-2012-0468
CVE-2012-0468 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-119.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 2.0 base score 10.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 4% (90th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-119
- Affected product: Mozilla Firefox
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Thunderbird 5.0 through 11.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to jsval.h and the js::array_shift function.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-0468?
- The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Thunderbird 5.0 through 11.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to jsval.h and the js::array_shift function.
- How severe is CVE-2012-0468?
- CVE-2012-0468 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated critical severity.
- Is CVE-2012-0468 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 4% (90th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2012-0468?
- CVE-2012-0468 primarily affects Mozilla Firefox. In total, 157 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2012-0468?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2012-0468 published?
- CVE-2012-0468 was published on 2012-04-25 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48972
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49047
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49055
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:066
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:081
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-20.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53221
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=714616
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16771
Affected products (157)
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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