CVE-2012-5833
The texImage2D implementation in the WebGL subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR...
The texImage2D implementation in the WebGL subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, Thunderbird before 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 does not properly interact with Mesa drivers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via function calls involving certain values of the level parameter.
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What each source reports
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The texImage2D implementation in the WebGL subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, Thunderbird before 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 does not properly interact with Mesa drivers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via function calls involving certain values of the level parameter.
- Record
CVE-2012-5833- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The texImage2D implementation in the WebGL subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, Thunderbird before 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 does not properly interact with Mesa drivers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via function calls involving certain values of the level parameter.
- Record
CVE-2012-5833- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5711 No score
The texImage2D implementation in the WebGL subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, Thunderbird before 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 does not properly interact with Mesa drivers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via function calls involving certain values of the level parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5711- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fcm5-39j7-xpvf No score
The texImage2D implementation in the WebGL subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR...
The texImage2D implementation in the WebGL subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, Thunderbird before 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 does not properly interact with Mesa drivers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via function calls involving certain values of the level parameter.
- Record
GHSA-fcm5-39j7-xpvf- 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
Affected products
- mozilla firefox
- mozilla seamonkey
- mozilla thunderbird
- mozilla thunderbird esr
- canonical ubuntu linux
- opensuse
- redhat enterprise linux desktop
- redhat enterprise linux eus
- redhat enterprise linux server
- redhat enterprise linux workstation
- suse linux enterprise desktop
- suse linux enterprise server
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Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:rhel_productivity:5 |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_productivity:5 |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 |
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 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2012-5833 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published November 21, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.83%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in firefox 0:10.0.11-1.el5_8.
References
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-3
secunia.com/advisories/51370
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.html
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rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1483.html
osvdb.org/87581
mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-106.html
securityfocus.com/bid/56642
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:173
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80184
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16748
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=785734
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5833
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fcm5-39j7-xpvf
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1482
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=877614
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2012/rhsa-2012_1482.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4201
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5913
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