Mozilla: Out-of-bounds read in format-number in XSLT (MFSA 2012-65)
Published Aug 29, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.96%
Description
The format-number functionality in the XSLT implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, and SeaMonkey before 2.12 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors that trigger a heap-based buffer over-read.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 15.0
- ≥ 10.0 · < 10.0.7
- < 2.12
- < 15.0
- ≥ 10.0 · < 10.0.7
Configuration 2
- 12.2
- 10
- 11
- 10
- 11
- 11
- 11
Configuration 3
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 6.3
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 6.3
- 5.0
- 6.0
Configuration 4
- 10.04
- 11.04
- 11.10
- 12.04
Configuration 5
- 6.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:10.0.7-1.el5_8
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1210
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird-0:10.0.7-1.el5_8
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1211
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xulrunner-0:10.0.7-2.el5_8
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1210
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox-0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1210
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird-0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1211
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
xulrunner-0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1210
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:10.0.7-1.el5_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1210 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird-0:10.0.7-1.el5_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1211 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner-0:10.0.7-2.el5_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1210 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox-0:10.0.7-1.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1210 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird-0:10.0.7-1.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1211 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xulrunner-0:10.0.7-1.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1210 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.96% (0.03957) | 90.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.96% (0.03957) | 89.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 7, 2025 | 4.55% (0.04549) | 88.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 5, 2025 | 8.34% (0.08340) | 91.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 3, 2025 | 6.93% (0.06929) | 90.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.36% (0.01356) | 78.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.51% (0.03511) | 79.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.36% (0.01356) | 78.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00244) | 65.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00244) | 63.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00244) | 60.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (19)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00028.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00011.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1210.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1211.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2553 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2554 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2556 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-65.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3972 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=746855 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=851924 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3972
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16234 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3972
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2012-65/
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