CVE-2012-4201

Mozilla: evalInSanbox location context incorrectly applied (MFSA 2012-93)

Published Nov 21, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The evalInSandbox implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, Thunderbird before 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 uses an incorrect context during the handling of JavaScript code that sets the location.href property, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or read arbitrary files by leveraging a sandboxed add-on.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2583-1 iceweasel security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2584-1 iceape security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2588-1 icedove security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4145 The evalInSandbox implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, Thunderbird before 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 uses an incorrect context during the handling of JavaScript code that sets the location.href property, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or read arbitrary files by leveraging a sandboxed add-on.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1636-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1638-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
References
Link Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00022.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00090.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00092.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://osvdb.org/87594 cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1482.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1483.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/51359 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/51360 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/51369 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/51370 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/51381 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/51434 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/51439 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/51440 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2583 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2584 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2588 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:173 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-93.html cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56618 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1636-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-3 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=747607 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80171 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4201 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15995 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4201 cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr