CVE-2012-0468 is a critical vulnerability affecting the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 4.x-11.0, Thunderbird 5.0-11.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.9. This flaw, related to jsval.h and the js::array_shift function, allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service through assertion failure and memory corruption, with the potential for arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.