--- title: "CVE-2012-4185\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-4185?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2012-4185 Publication date 9 October 2012 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Buffer overflow in the nsCharTraits::length function in Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, Thunderbird before 16.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | firefox | 13.10 saucy | Fixed 16.0+build1-0ubuntu1 | | 13.04 raring | Fixed 16.0+build1-0ubuntu1 | | 12.10 quantal | Fixed 16.0+build1-0ubuntu1 | | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 16.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 | | 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 16.0+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 | | 11.04 natty | Fixed 16.0+build1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 16.0+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 | Fixed 16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | | 13.04 raring | Fixed 16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | | 12.10 quantal | Fixed 16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 16.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 | | 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 16.0+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 | | 11.04 natty | Fixed 16.0+build1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 16.0+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 | --- * [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-2012-4185) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4185) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-4185) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4185) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-1600-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1600-1) + Firefox vulnerabilities + 9 October 2012 + [USN-1611-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1611-1) + Thunderbird vulnerabilities + 12 October 2012 ### Other references *