CVE-2012-3973

Description

The debugger in the developer-tools subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, when remote debugging is disabled, does not properly restrict access to the remote-debugging service, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging the presence of the HTTPMonitor extension and connecting to that service through the HTTPMonitor port.

Category

7.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.05% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17039 vdb entry signature
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757128
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-66.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55308 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/85005 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-2 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00014.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00011.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00028.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3973?
CVE-2012-3973 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3973?
To fix CVE-2012-3973, 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-2012-3973 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-3973 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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