CVE-2012-3980

Description

The web console in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, and Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site that injects this code and triggers an eval operation.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.43% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.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%3A17000 vdb entry signature
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1211.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55257 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=771859
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-72.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-2 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1210.html 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
http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3980?
CVE-2012-3980 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3980?
To fix CVE-2012-3980, 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-2012-3980 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-3980 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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