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title: "CVE-2012-1941\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-1941

Publication date 6 June 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the
nsHTMLReflowState::CalculateHypotheticalBox function in Mozilla Firefox 4.x
through 12.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, Thunderbird 5.0 through 12.0,
Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.10 allows remote
attackers to execute arbitrary code by resizing a window displaying
absolutely positioned and relatively positioned elements in nested columns.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| firefox | 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 13.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 13.0+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 13.0+build1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 13.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| seamonkey | 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| thunderbird | 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 13.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 13.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 13.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 13.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| xulrunner-1.9.2 | 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| xulrunner-2.0 | 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1941)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1941)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-1941)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1941)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1463-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1463-1)
+ Firefox vulnerabilities
+ 6 June 2012

+ [USN-1463-4](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1463-4)
+ Thunderbird vulnerabilities
+ 22 June 2012

+ [USN-1463-6](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1463-6)
+ Thunderbird vulnerabilities
+ 27 June 2012

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1941>