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CVE-2012-1967

10.0 · HIGH

Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, Thunderbird 5.0 through 13.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.11 do not properly implement the JavaScrip…

Published Jul 18, 2012mozillaEPSS 4.00%

Overview

CVE-2012-1967 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on July 18, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, Thunderbird 5.0 through 13.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.11 do not properly implement the JavaScript sandbox utility, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with improper privileges via a javascript: URL.

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/2012-07/msg00011.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00012.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00013.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00016.htmlRefosvdb.org/84013Refrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1088.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/49963Refsecunia.com/advisories/49964Refsecunia.com/advisories/49965Refsecunia.com/advisories/49968

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-1967?

CVE-2012-1967 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on July 18, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2012-1967?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2012-1967?

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-2012-1967?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2012-1967 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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