CVE-2012-3978 (GCVE-0-2012-3978)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-08-29 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:21
VLAI?
Summary
The nsLocation::CheckURL function in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, and SeaMonkey before 2.12 does not properly follow the security model of the location object, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended content-loading restrictions or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving chrome code.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=770429 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2556 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfs… x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1211.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2553 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55306 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1210.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2554 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-b… x_refsource_CONFIRM
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