CVE-2012-1957

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-07-18
Impact:	None	What is this?

Description

An unspecified parser-utility class in 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 does not properly handle EMBED elements within description elements in RSS feeds, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a feed.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.3
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (firefox)	ELSA-2012-1088	2012-07-17
Oracle Linux version 5 (xulrunner)	ELSA-2012-1088	2012-07-17
Oracle Linux version 6 (firefox)	ELSA-2012-1088	2012-07-17
Oracle Linux version 6 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2012-1089	2012-07-17
Oracle Linux version 6 (xulrunner)	ELSA-2012-1088	2012-07-17