CVE-2012-3967: canonical ubuntu_linux Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-3967 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 3Timeline
- 29-08-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, and SeaMonkey before 2.12 on Linux, when a large number of sampler uniforms are used, does not properly interact with Mesa drivers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption) via a crafted web site.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
4.39%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
91%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 4.39% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.mozilla.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Mozilla4 products
- firefox< 15.0 | ≥ 10.0, < 10.0.7
- seamonkey< 2.12
- thunderbird< 15.0
- thunderbird_esr≥ 10.0, < 10.0.7
Redhat4 products
- enterprise_linux_desktop5.0 | 6.0
- enterprise_linux_eus6.3
- enterprise_linux_server5.0 | 6.0
- enterprise_linux_workstation5.0 | 6.0
Suse3 products
- linux_enterprise_desktop10:sp4 | 11:sp2
- linux_enterprise_server10:sp4 | 11:sp2
- linux_enterprise_software_development_kit10:sp4 | 11:sp2
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL10.04 | 11.04 | 11.10 | 12.04
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL12.2
5 vendors · 13 products
References
11 links- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00014.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777028X Refsource CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00011.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00028.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Show all 11 references
- www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdfX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory