Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-4218

Use-after-free vulnerability in the BuildTextRunsScanner::BreakSink::SetBreaks function in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
Published 2012-11-21 12:55:03
Updated 2020-08-21 18:44:09
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionExecute codeDenial of service

Threat overview for CVE-2012-4218

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2012-4218
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 8200
IPs affected by CVE-2012-4218 2,339
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4218

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 4.49%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 92 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-4218

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
10.0
 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
10.0
10.0
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2012-4218

  • Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2012-4218

Products affected by CVE-2012-4218

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