CVE-2012-0472
The cairo-dwrite implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0...
9.3 High
CVE-2012-0472 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published April 25, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.07%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.3 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 4.07%EPSS, 90th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The cairo-dwrite implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, Thunderbird 5.0 through 11.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.9, when certain Windows Vista and Windows 7 configurations are used, does not properly restrict font-rendering attempts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
4.07%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:rhel_productivity:5 From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_productivity:5 From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 12 CVEs | before 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 |
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 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The cairo-dwrite implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, Thunderbird 5.0 through 11.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.9, when certain Windows Vista and Windows 7 configurations are used, does not properly restrict font-rendering attempts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2012-0472- 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 ListNo score
The cairo-dwrite implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, Thunderbird 5.0 through 11.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.9, when certain Windows Vista and Windows 7 configurations are used, does not properly restrict font-rendering attempts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2012-0472- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0504No score
The cairo-dwrite implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, Thunderbird 5.0 through 11.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.9, when certain Windows Vista and Windows 7 configurations are used, does not properly restrict font-rendering attempts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2012-0504- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-555h-vj7w-v68wNo score
The cairo-dwrite implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0...
The cairo-dwrite implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, Thunderbird 5.0 through 11.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.9, when certain Windows Vista and Windows 7 configurations are used, does not properly restrict font-rendering attempts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-555h-vj7w-v68w- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1No 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-2024:10218-1No 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-2024:10230-1No 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-2024:14572-1No 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
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.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/53218
mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-25.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17067
secunia.com/advisories/49055
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:081
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bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=744480
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0472
github.com/advisories/GHSA-555h-vj7w-v68w
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0515
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=815000
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2012/rhsa-2012_0515.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3062
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5913
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/security-announce@lists.opensuse.org/thread/3HI2RC7AJAHY74Q6MK7GNGWU6TITB22V
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