CVE-2012-1976 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the nsHTMLSelectElement::SubmitNamesValues function affecting Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey, as well as their ESR versions. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through heap memory corruption with low attack complexity and no authentication required. While the EPSS score is low and there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, the high CVSS score and FAUCET Risk Score of 84/100 indicate its severe potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.0, < 10.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.0, < 10.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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