CVE-2012-3993

Mozilla: Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) does not disallow acces to privileged functions or properties (MFSA 2012-83)

Published Oct 10, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 42.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) implementation 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 does not properly interact with failures of InstallTrigger methods, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site, related to an "XrayWrapper pollution" issue.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1600-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1611-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:21 PM
Reserved
Jul 11, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 10, 2012, 5:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:44 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 9, 2012, 12:00 AM