CVE-2012-0475
What it is
Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Thunderbird 5.0 through 11.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.9 do not properly construct the Origin and Sec-WebSocket-Origin HTTP headers, which might allow remote attackers to bypass an IPv6 literal ACL via a cross-site (1) XMLHttpRequest or (2) WebSocket operation involving a nonstandard port number and an IPv6 address that contains certain zero fields.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 1.9% 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: 1.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 2.6 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mozilla Firefox 4.0
- Mozilla Firefox 4.0.1
- Mozilla Firefox 5.0
- Mozilla Firefox 5.0.1
- Mozilla Firefox 6.0
- Mozilla Firefox 6.0.1
- Mozilla Firefox 6.0.2
- Mozilla Firefox 7.0
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 2.6
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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-2012-0475.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2012-0475. 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/mfsa2012-28.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-28.html
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48972
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49047
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49055
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-28.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53230
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=694576
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75153
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16279
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48972
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49047
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49055
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-28.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53230
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=694576
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75153
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16279