CVE-2012-4192

Public Exploit

Description

Mozilla Firefox 16.0, Thunderbird 16.0, and SeaMonkey 2.13 allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and read the properties of a Location object via a crafted web site, a related issue to CVE-2012-4193.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.87% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-89.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50904 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50984 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17095 vdb entry signature
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=799952
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1608-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55318 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00010.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79210 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/50929 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1611-1 vendor advisory
http://www.thespanner.co.uk/2012/10/10/firefox-knows-what-your-friends-did-last-summer/ exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4192?
CVE-2012-4192 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4192?
To fix CVE-2012-4192, 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-2012-4192 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-4192 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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