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CVE-2012-5838

The copyTexImage2D implementation in the WebGL subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before…

High9.3EPSS 6.2%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
mitre

Description

The copyTexImage2D implementation in the WebGL subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via large image dimensions.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2012-5838, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0High9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
6.2% · top 6.5% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

Affected products

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