CVE-2012-4208

Description

The XrayWrapper implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 does not consider the compartment during property filtering, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended chrome-only restrictions on reading DOM object properties via a crafted web site.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.25%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-3 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51370 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-2 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1636-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00022.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51434 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00090.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51439 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51440 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00092.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-99.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16695 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/51381 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56627 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=798264 issue tracking patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51369 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4208?
CVE-2012-4208 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4208?
To fix CVE-2012-4208, 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-2012-4208 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-4208 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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