CVE-2012-3988

Published: Oct 10, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-416

9.3CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, Thunderbird before 16.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.13 might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving use of mozRequestFullScreen to enter full-screen mode, and use of the history.back method for backwards history navigation.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:CConfidentiality

Complete

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

mozilla

oss-project·USaka mozilla corp.

firefoxOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / browser

thunderbird esr

Consumer Software

thunderbirdOn-premDesktop App

Communications / email-server-client

seamonkeyDesktop App

Consumer Software / browser

suse

commercial·DE

linux enterprise desktopOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

linux enterprise sdkOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

linux enterprise serverOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

canonical

commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.

ubuntu linuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

redhat

commercial·USaka red hat

enterprise linux workstationOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/50904

secunia.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/50984

secunia.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/50935

secunia.com

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