CVE-2012-0441
The ASN.1 decoder in the QuickDER decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.13...
The ASN.1 decoder in the QuickDER decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.13.4, as used in Firefox 4.x through 12.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, Thunderbird 5.0 through 12.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.10, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a zero-length item, as demonstrated by (1) a zero-length basic constraint or (2) a zero-length field in an OCSP response.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The ASN.1 decoder in the QuickDER decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.13.4, as used in Firefox 4.x through 12.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, Thunderbird 5.0 through 12.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.10, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a zero-length item, as demonstrated by (1) a zero-length basic constraint or (2) a zero-length field in an OCSP response.
- Record
CVE-2012-0441- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The ASN.1 decoder in the QuickDER decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.13.4, as used in Firefox 4.x through 12.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, Thunderbird 5.0 through 12.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.10, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a zero-length item, as demonstrated by (1) a zero-length basic constraint or (2) a zero-length field in an OCSP response.
- Record
CVE-2012-0441- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0473 No score
The ASN.1 decoder in the QuickDER decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.13.4, as used in Firefox 4.x through 12.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, Thunderbird 5.0 through 12.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.10, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a zero-length item, as demonstrated by (1) a zero-length basic constraint or (2) a zero-length field in an OCSP response.
- Record
EUVD-2012-0473- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-89qc-hqm7-mh22 No score
The ASN.1 decoder in the QuickDER decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.13...
The ASN.1 decoder in the QuickDER decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.13.4, as used in Firefox 4.x through 12.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, Thunderbird 5.0 through 12.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.10, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a zero-length item, as demonstrated by (1) a zero-length basic constraint or (2) a zero-length field in an OCSP response.
- Record
GHSA-89qc-hqm7-mh22- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The ASN.1 decoder in the QuickDER decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.13.4, as used in Firefox 4.x through 12.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, Thunderbird 5.0 through 12.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.10, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a zero-length item, as demonstrated by (1) a zero-length basic constraint or (2) a zero-length field in an OCSP response.
- Record
CVE-2012-0441- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-0441 No score
The ASN.1 decoder in the QuickDER decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.13.4, as used in Firefox 4.x through 12.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, Thunderbird 5.0 through 12.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.10, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a zero-length item, as demonstrated by (1) a zero-length basic constraint or (2) a zero-length field in an OCSP response.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0441- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 No score
MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10218-1 No score
seamonkey-2.40-6.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the seamonkey-2.40-6.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10218-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 No score
MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 No score
firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
nssDebian:12 |
before 3.13.4-1 | 3.13.4-1 |
nssDebian:13 |
before 3.13.4-1 | 3.13.4-1 |
nssDebian:14 |
before 3.13.4-1 | 3.13.4-1 |
nssDebian:6.0 |
before 3.12.8-1+squeeze5, plus listed versions 3.12.8-13.12.8-1+squeeze13.12.8-1+squeeze1~bpo50+13.12.8-1+squeeze23.12.8-1+squeeze33.12.8-1+squeeze3~bpo50+13.12.8-1+squeeze43.12.8-1+squeeze4~bpo50+1 |
3.12.8-1+squeeze5 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:4.9.1-4.el5_8 | 0:4.9.1-4.el5_8 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:4.9.1-4.el5_8 | 0:4.9.1-4.el5_8 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 | 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 | 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 |
nss-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 | 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:4.9.1-4.el5_8 | 0:4.9.1-4.el5_8 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:4.9.1-4.el5_8 | 0:4.9.1-4.el5_8 |
nspr-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:4.9.1-4.el5_8 | 0:4.9.1-4.el5_8 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 | 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 | 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 |
nss-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 | 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 |
nss-pkcs11-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 | 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:4.9.1-4.el5_8 | 0:4.9.1-4.el5_8 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:4.9.1-4.el5_8 | 0:4.9.1-4.el5_8 |
nspr-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:4.9.1-4.el5_8 | 0:4.9.1-4.el5_8 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 | 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 | 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 |
nss-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 | 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 |
nss-pkcs11-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 | 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 |
nss-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 | 0:3.13.5-4.el5_8 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 | 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 | 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-sysinitRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-utilRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-util-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nspr-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 | 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 |
nss-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-pkcs11-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-util-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 | 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 | 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-sysinitRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-utilRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-util-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nspr-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 | 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 |
nss-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-pkcs11-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-util-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 | 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 | 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 |
nspr-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 | 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-sysinitRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-utilRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-util-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-util-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-pkcs11-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 | 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 | 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 |
nspr-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 | 0:4.9.1-2.el6_3 |
nssRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-sysinitRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-utilRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-util-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-util-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
nss-pkcs11-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 | 0:3.13.5-1.el6_3 |
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 899 CVEs |
before 50.1.0-1.1 | 50.1.0-1.1 |
MozillaThunderbirdopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 560 CVEs |
before 45.5.1-1.1 | 45.5.1-1.1 |
firefox-esropenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 1860 CVEs |
before 128.5.1-1.1 | 128.5.1-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-0441 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mozilla Firefox, published June 5, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.89%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in nss 3.13.4-1.
References
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-39.html
secunia.com/advisories/49976
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1540-2
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:088
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16701
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bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=715073
securityfocus.com/bid/53798
debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2490
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00012.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0441
github.com/advisories/GHSA-89qc-hqm7-mh22
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0441
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1090
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798533
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2012/rhsa-2012_1090.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0441
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5913
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