CVE-2012-0454 json
Use-after-free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 10.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, Thunderbird 5.0 through 10.0, Thunderbird…
published 2012-03-14 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-0486
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.3%
- EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 10.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, Thunderbird 5.0 through 10.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.8 on 32-bit Windows 7 platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving use of the file-open dialog in a child window, related to the IUnknown_QueryService function in the Windows shlwapi.dll library.
Exploit prediction
3.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00014.html
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:032
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/48402
third-party-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14258
vdb-entry, signature
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secunia.com
/advisories/48629
third-party-advisory
- mozilla.org /security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-12.html
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securitytracker.com
/id?1026803
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/48561
third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id?1026801
vdb-entry
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=684555
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securitytracker.com
/id?1026804
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-0454
- NVD CVE-2012-0454
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