CVE-2012-3971
Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) Graphite 2, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0,...
CVE-2012-3971 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Mozilla Firefox, published August 29, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.24%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in MozillaFirefox 50.1.0-1.1.
Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) Graphite 2, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Thunderbird before 15.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.12, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors related to the (1) Silf::readClassMap and (2) Pass::readPass functions.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) Graphite 2, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Thunderbird before 15.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.12, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors related to the (1) Silf::readClassMap and (2) Pass::readPass functions.
- Record
CVE-2012-3971- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) Graphite 2, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Thunderbird before 15.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.12, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors related to the (1) Silf::readClassMap and (2) Pass::readPass functions.
- Record
CVE-2012-3971- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-3915 No score
Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) Graphite 2, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Thunderbird before 15.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.12, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors related to the (1) Silf::readClassMap and (2) Pass::readPass functions.
- Record
EUVD-2012-3915- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-88cw-97jp-xpvg No score
Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) Graphite 2, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0,...
Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) Graphite 2, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Thunderbird before 15.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.12, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors related to the (1) Silf::readClassMap and (2) Pass::readPass functions.
- Record
GHSA-88cw-97jp-xpvg- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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 |
|---|---|---|
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 50.1.0-1.1 | 50.1.0-1.1 |
MozillaThunderbirdopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 45.5.1-1.1 | 45.5.1-1.1 |
firefox-esropenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 128.5.1-1.1 | 128.5.1-1.1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=753230
mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-64.html
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-1
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16062
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securityfocus.com/bid/55304
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00014.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3971
github.com/advisories/GHSA-88cw-97jp-xpvg
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5913
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