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CVE-2012-5829

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-5829 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the nsWindow::OnExposeEvent function affecting Mozilla Firefox (before 17.0), Firefox ESR (10.x before 10.0.11), Thunderbird (before 17.0), Thunderbird ESR (10.x before 10.0.11), and SeaMonkey (before 2.14). This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS score is low, suggesting limited real-world exploitation, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion beyond a single mention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 17.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 10.0, < 10.0.11CPE 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, < 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
8.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0844 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 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-2012-5829Critical

Mozilla: Use-after-free and buffer overflow issues found using Address Sanitizer (MFSA 2012-105)

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/msg00006.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00007.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00010.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00017.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
osvdb.org / 87608
Broken Link
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
ExploitIssue 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/80195
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16849
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2012/dsa-2583
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2012/dsa-2584
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2012/dsa-2588
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
mozilla.org / security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-105.html
Not Applicable
mozilla.org / security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-02.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/56636
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
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1681-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1681-2
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1681-4
Third Party Advisory