Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20125840000
Revision Date:2012-11-21Version:1
Title:CVE-2012-5840 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
Description:Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsTextEditorState::PrepareEditor function 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4214.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2012-5840
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'firefox' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '17.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1').
  • OR The 'thunderbird' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '17.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1').
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