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CVE-2012-0454

Use-after-free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 10.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, Thunderbird 5.0 through 10.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.8 on 32-bit Windows 7 platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving use of the file-open dialog in a child window, related to the IUnknown_QueryService function in the Windows shlwapi.dll library.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-0454 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 6 products from mozilla, from microsoft, from mozilla and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-03-14T19:55:01.710

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mozilla	firefox	4.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	4.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	4.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	4.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	4.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	4.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	4.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	4.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	4.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	4.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	4.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	4.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	4.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	4.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	5.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	5.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	6.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	6.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	6.0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	7.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	7.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	8.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	8.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	9.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	9.0.1	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Application	mozilla	firefox	10.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_esr	10.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_esr	10.2	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Application	mozilla	thunderbird	5.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	thunderbird	6.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	thunderbird	6.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	thunderbird	6.0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	thunderbird	7.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	thunderbird	7.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	thunderbird	8.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	thunderbird	9.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	thunderbird	9.0.1	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Application	mozilla	thunderbird_esr	10.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	thunderbird_esr	10.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	thunderbird_esr	10.0.2	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	≤ 2.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.0.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.0.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.0.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.0.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.0.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.0.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.0.9	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1.9	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1.10	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1.11	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1.12	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1.13	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1.14	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1.15	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1.16	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1.17	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1.18	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.1.19	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.5.0.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.5.0.9	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	1.5.0.10	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0.9	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0.10	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0.11	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0.12	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0.13	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.0.14	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.3.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.3.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.3.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.4.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.6.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	2.7	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00014.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/48402 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/48561 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/48629 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:032 ([email protected])
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-12.html ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026801 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026803 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026804 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=684555 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14258 ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00014.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/48402 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/48561 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/48629 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:032 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-12.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026801 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026803 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026804 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=684555 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14258 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mozilla's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.