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CVE-2012-0450

2.1 · LOW

Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 9.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.7 on Linux and Mac OS X set weak permissions for Firefox Recovery Key.html, which might allow local users to read a Firefox Sync key via stand…

Published Feb 1, 2012mozillaCWE-264EPSS 0.28%

Overview

CVE-2012-0450 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on February 1, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 9.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.7 on Linux and Mac OS X set weak permissions for Firefox Recovery Key.html, which might allow local users to read a Firefox Sync key via standard filesystem operations.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mozillaseamonkey0Affected

References

Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00011.htmlRefosvdb.org/78741Refwww.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:013Refwww.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-09.htmlRefbugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=716868Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72869Refoval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14670Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00011.htmlRefosvdb.org/78741Refwww.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:013

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-0450?

CVE-2012-0450 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on February 1, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2012-0450?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2012-0450?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2012-0450?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2012-0450 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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