Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsSMILTimeValueSpec::IsEventBased function in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, Thunderbird 5.0 through 13.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code by interacting with objects used for SMIL Timing.
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.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | firefox +3 | 10.0.6-1.el6_3 | RHSA-2012:1089, RHSA-2012:1088 |
| RHEL 5 | firefox +1 | 10.0.6-1.el5_8 | RHSA-2012:1089, RHSA-2012:1088 |
| RHEL 5 | xulrunner +1 | 10.0.6-2.el5_8 | RHSA-2012:1088 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Productivity 5 | thunderbird | 10.0.6-1.el5_8 | RHSA-2012:1089 |
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 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2012:1088 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2012:1089 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 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
- 49977 third-party-advisory
- 49992 third-party-advisory
- 54578 vdb-entry
- 1027256 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2012:1088 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-44.html
- USN-1509-2 vendor-advisory
- 1027258 vdb-entry
- 49979 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2012:0895 vendor-advisory
- USN-1510-1 vendor-advisory
- 49965 third-party-advisory
- 1027257 vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0917 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=752902
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16077 vdb-entry signature
- SUSE-SU-2012:0896 vendor-advisory
- 49994 third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0899 vendor-advisory
- 49968 third-party-advisory
- USN-1509-1 vendor-advisory
- 49993 third-party-advisory
- 83997 vdb-entry
- 49972 third-party-advisory