CVE-2012-0458
What it is
Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.28 and 4.x through 10.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, Thunderbird before 3.1.20 and 5.0 through 10.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.8 do not properly restrict setting the home page through the dragging of a URL to the home button, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a javascript: URL that is later interpreted in the about:sessionrestore context.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 2.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 2.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 2.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mozilla Firefox ≤ 3.6.27
- Mozilla Firefox ≤ 10.0
- Mozilla Firefox 10.0
- Mozilla Firefox 10.0.1
- Mozilla Firefox 10.0.2
- Mozilla Thunderbird ≤ 3.1.19
- Mozilla Thunderbird ≤ 10.0
- Mozilla Thunderbird Esr 10.0
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2012-0458.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2012-0458. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-16.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=718203
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=719994
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=723808
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-16.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=718203
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=719994
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=723808
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-03/msg00042.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0387.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0388.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48359
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48402
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48414
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48495
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48496
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48513
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48553
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48561
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48624
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48629
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48823
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48920
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2433
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2458
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:031
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:032
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-16.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52460
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026801
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026803