Unscored severity · published Oct 10, 2012
CVE-2012-3986
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 do not properly restrict calls…
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CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 do not properly restrict calls to DOMWindowUtils (aka nsDOMWindowUtils) methods, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via crafted JavaScript code.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Firefox · Mozilla
before 10.0.8; before 16.0 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
5.0; 6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
6.3 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
5.0; 6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
5.0; 6.0 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
10; 11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Sdk · Suse
10 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
10; 11; 11 · source: NVD
SE
Seamonkey · Mozilla
before 2.13 · source: NVD
TH
Thunderbird · Mozilla
before 16.0 · source: NVD
TE
Thunderbird Esr · Mozilla
before 10.0.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3986
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3986
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00010.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1351.html
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50856
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50892
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50904
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50935
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