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CVE-2012-1938

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 13.0, Thunderbird before 13.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.10 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) methodjit/ImmutableSync.cpp, (2) the JSObject::makeDenseArraySlow function in js/src/jsarray.cpp, and unknown other components.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-1938 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 13 products from mozilla, from mozilla, from mozilla and 10 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

2012-06-05T23:55:01.513

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mozilla	firefox	< 13.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	< 2.10	Yes
Application	mozilla	thunderbird	< 13.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.4	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	12.1	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	10	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	10	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_software_development_kit	10	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_software_development_kit	11	Yes
Application	redhat	storage	2.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	5.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_eus	6.2	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	5.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server_aus	6.2	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	5.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	6.0	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00012.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00015.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0710.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0715.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:088 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-34.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53796 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=670317 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=699594 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=708688 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=716067 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=718852 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=723773 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=723971 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=730415 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=736012 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=748948 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17058 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00012.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00015.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0710.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0715.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:088 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-34.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53796 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=670317 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=699594 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=708688 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=716067 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=718852 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=723773 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=723971 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=730415 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=736012 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=748948 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17058 Third Party Advisory (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.