Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old Mozilla browser-engine issue affecting Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14. A malicious remote source could crash the application and may have been able to run code. Business urgency depends almost entirely on whether any legacy Mozilla products remain in use. Exposure is most likely on unmanaged endpoints, old Linux images, kiosks, lab systems, or archived virtual machines still running the affected Mozilla versions. Supported modern Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey versions should not be affected by this 2012 issue. Treat as high priority only if legacy Mozilla software is still present. The vulnerability is old, but possible code execution in a browser engine is material where affected versions remain reachable by users or automated content handling. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey to fixed or supported versions.; Apply relevant Ubuntu or openSUSE security updates for packaged Mozilla applications.; Remove unsupported legacy Mozilla installations from endpoints and images..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=789075CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=793253CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784404CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=774953CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=798678CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=788822CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=795281CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=780778CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797163CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=781859CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=791601CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=787089CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=765409CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=760887CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16839CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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