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CVE-2012-1949

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-1949 describes multiple unspecified vulnerabilities within the browser engine of Mozilla Firefox (versions 4.x-13.0), Thunderbird (5.0-13.0), and SeaMonkey (before 2.11). These flaws could allow remote attackers to trigger a denial of service through memory corruption and application crashes, or potentially execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete impact on 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, suggesting it is not currently a high-profile threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.84%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0484 is in the 58th percentile among its peer group of 8,915 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media 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.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

mozillavendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-1949Critical

Mozilla: Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:14.0/ rv:10.0.6) (MFSA 2012-42)

Jul 17, 2012

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00011.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00012.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00013.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00016.html
osvdb.org / 84006
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/49965
secunia.com / advisories/49968
secunia.com / advisories/49972
secunia.com / advisories/49992
secunia.com / advisories/49993
secunia.com / advisories/49994
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17027
mozilla.org / security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-42.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/54580
securitytracker.com / id
securitytracker.com / id
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1509-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1509-2
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1510-1