CVE-2012-1964

Description

The certificate-warning functionality in browser/components/certerror/content/aboutCertError.xhtml in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 12.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, Thunderbird 5.0 through 12.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.10 does not properly handle attempted clickjacking of the about:certerror page, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to trick users into adding an unintended exception via an IFRAME element.

4.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.88% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/49977	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49992	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54581	vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1088.html	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=633691
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1509-2	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49979	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00011.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49965	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00012.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49994	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00013.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1509-1	vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-54.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49993	third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/84011	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/49972	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16783	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1964?: CVE-2012-1964 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1964?: To fix CVE-2012-1964, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-1964 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-1964 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.