CVE-2012-4195

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-10-26
Impact:	Critical	What is this?

Description

The nsLocation::CheckURL function in Mozilla Firefox before 16.0.2, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.10, Thunderbird before 16.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.10, and SeaMonkey before 2.13.2 does not properly determine the calling document and principal in its return value, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted web site, and makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code by leveraging certain add-on behavior.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.8
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (firefox)	ELSA-2012-1407	2012-10-26
Oracle Linux version 5 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2012-1413	2012-10-29
Oracle Linux version 5 (xulrunner)	ELSA-2012-1407	2012-10-26
Oracle Linux version 6 (firefox)	ELSA-2012-1407	2012-10-26
Oracle Linux version 6 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2012-1413	2012-10-29
Oracle Linux version 6 (xulrunner)	ELSA-2012-1407	2012-10-26