Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.26 and 4.x through 9.0, Thunderbird before 3.1.18 and 5.0 through 9.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.7 do not properly initialize nsChildView data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Ogg Vorbis file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libvorbis | 1.3.2-1.2 | — |
| Debian 14 | libvorbisidec | 1.0.2+svn18153-0.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | libvorbis | 1.3.2-1.2 | — |
| Debian 13 | libvorbisidec | 1.0.2+svn18153-0.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | libvorbis | 1.3.2-1.2 | — |
| Debian 12 | libvorbisidec | 1.0.2+svn18153-0.1 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | iceape | 2.0.11-10 | DSA-2402-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | icedove | 3.0.11-1+squeeze7 | DSA-2406-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | iceweasel | 3.5.16-12 | DSA-2400-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | libvorbis | 1.3.1-1+squeeze1 | DSA-2412-1 |
| Debian 5.0 | xulrunner | 1.9.0.19-16 | DSA-2400-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | firefox | 3.6.26-1.el6_2 | RHSA-2012:0079 |
| RHEL 6 | libvorbis +2 | 1:1.2.3-4.el6_2.1 | RHSA-2012:0136 |
| RHEL 6 | xulrunner +1 | 1.9.2.26-1.el6_2 | RHSA-2012:0079 |
| RHEL 5 | firefox | 3.6.26-1.el5_7 | RHSA-2012:0079 |
| RHEL 5 | libvorbis +1 | 1:1.1.2-3.el5_7.6 | RHSA-2012:0136 |
| RHEL 5 | xulrunner +1 | 1.9.2.26-1.el5_7 | RHSA-2012:0079 |
| RHEL 4 | firefox | 3.6.26-2.el4 | RHSA-2012:0079 |
| RHEL 4 | libvorbis +1 | 1:1.1.0-4.el4.5 | RHSA-2012:0136 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 50.1.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaThunderbird | 45.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | firefox-esr | 128.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | libvorbis | 1.3.5-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10024-1 |
Advisories 10
- RHSA-2012:0136 Red Hat Security Advisory: libvorbis security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2012:0079 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- DSA-2400-1 iceweasel - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-2412-1 libvorbis - buffer overflow Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-2402-1 iceape - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-2406-1 icedove - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10024-1 libvorbis-devel-1.3.5-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- 48043 third-party-advisory
- 48095 third-party-advisory
- DSA-2402 vendor-advisory
- 51753 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14464 vdb-entry signature
- DSA-2400 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-07.html
- SUSE-SU-2012:0198 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2012:013 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2406 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2012:0221 vendor-advisory
- USN-1370-1 vendor-advisory
- mozilla-nschildview-code-exec(72858) vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=719612
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0234 vendor-advisory