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CVE-2012-4202

35
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4202 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the image::RasterImage::DrawFrameTo function, impacting Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird, Thunderbird ESR, and SeaMonkey. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 9.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted GIF image. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, its high severity and potential for complete compromise warrant attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 10.0.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 17.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 2.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 17.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.0.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
11.08%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1108 is in the 77th 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

mozillapatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: firefox-0:10.0.11-1.el5_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: xulrunner-0:10.0.11-1.el5_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: thunderbird-0:10.0.11-1.el5_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: firefox-0:10.0.11-1.el6_3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: xulrunner-0:10.0.11-1.el6_3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: thunderbird-0:10.0.11-1.el6_3
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-4202Critical

Mozilla: Buffer overflow while rendering GIF images (MFSA 2012-92)

Nov 20, 2012

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00022.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00090.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00092.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-1482.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-1483.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/51359
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/51360
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/51369
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/51370
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/51381
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/51434
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/51439
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/51440
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/80170
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16739
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
mozilla.org / security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-92.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/56614
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1636-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1638-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1638-2
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1638-3
Third Party Advisory