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CVE-2012-3978

Published: Aug 29, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
5.1 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3978
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FirefoxMozilla10.0 (including)10.0 (including)
FirefoxMozilla10.0.1 (including)10.0.1 (including)
FirefoxMozilla10.0.2 (including)10.0.2 (including)
FirefoxMozilla10.0.3 (including)10.0.3 (including)
FirefoxMozilla10.0.4 (including)10.0.4 (including)
FirefoxMozilla10.0.5 (including)10.0.5 (including)
FirefoxMozilla10.0.6 (including)10.0.6 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatfirefox-0:10.0.7-1.el5_8*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatxulrunner-0:10.0.7-2.el5_8*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatthunderbird-0:10.0.7-1.el5_8*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatfirefox-0:10.0.7-1.el6_3*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatxulrunner-0:10.0.7-1.el6_3*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatthunderbird-0:10.0.7-1.el6_3*
FirefoxUbuntudevel*
FirefoxUbuntuhardy*
FirefoxUbuntulucid*
FirefoxUbuntunatty*
FirefoxUbuntuoneiric*
FirefoxUbuntuprecise*
FirefoxUbuntuquantal*
FirefoxUbunturaring*
FirefoxUbuntusaucy*
FirefoxUbuntuupstream*
SeamonkeyUbuntuhardy*
SeamonkeyUbuntulucid*
SeamonkeyUbuntunatty*
SeamonkeyUbuntuoneiric*
ThunderbirdUbuntudevel*
ThunderbirdUbuntuhardy*
ThunderbirdUbuntulucid*
ThunderbirdUbuntunatty*
ThunderbirdUbuntuoneiric*
ThunderbirdUbuntuprecise*
ThunderbirdUbuntuquantal*
ThunderbirdUbunturaring*
ThunderbirdUbuntusaucy*
ThunderbirdUbuntuupstream*
Xulrunner-1.9.2Ubuntuhardy*
Xulrunner-1.9.2Ubuntulucid*
Xulrunner-1.9.2Ubuntunatty*
Xulrunner-2.0Ubuntunatty*

References

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