CVE-2012-1942 json
The Mozilla Updater and Windows Updater Service in Mozilla Firefox 12.0, Thunderbird 12.0, and SeaMonkey 2.9 on Windows allow local users t…
published 2012-06-05 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-1951
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Mozilla Updater and Windows Updater Service in Mozilla Firefox 12.0, Thunderbird 12.0, and SeaMonkey 2.9 on Windows allow local users to gain privileges by loading a DLL file in a privileged context.
Exploit prediction
0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00012.html
vendor-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-35.html
vendor-advisory
- mozilla.org /security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-45.html
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16951
vdb-entry, signature
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=748764
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-1942
- NVD CVE-2012-1942
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