CVE-2012-3978

Description

The nsLocation::CheckURL function 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 does not properly follow the security model of the location object, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended content-loading restrictions or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving chrome code.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16923

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=770429

http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55306

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-70.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2556

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2554

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2553

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1211.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1210.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00014.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00011.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00028.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3