CVE-2012-4203

Severity

68%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

106%

The New Tab page in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 uses a privileged context for execution of JavaScript code by bookmarklets, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to run arbitrary programs by leveraging a javascript: URL in a bookmark.

The New Tab page in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 uses a privileged context for execution of JavaScript code by bookmarklets, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to run arbitrary programs by leveraging a javascript: URL in a bookmark.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 12 years ago

2012-11-21 12:55:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-09-19 01:35:00

Affected Software

Mozilla Firefox 0.1

0.1

Mozilla Firefox 0.2

0.2

Mozilla Firefox 0.3

0.3

Mozilla Firefox 0.4

0.4

Mozilla Firefox 0.5

0.5

Mozilla Firefox 0.6

0.6

Mozilla Firefox 0.6.1

0.6.1

Mozilla Firefox 0.7

0.7

Mozilla Firefox 0.7.1

0.7.1

Mozilla Firefox 0.8

0.8

Mozilla Firefox 0.9

0.9

Mozilla Firefox 0.9 rc

0.9

Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1

0.9.1

Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2

0.9.2

Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3

0.9.3

Mozilla Firefox 0.10

0.10

Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1

0.10.1

Mozilla Firefox 1.0

1.0

Mozilla Firefox 1.0 Preview Release

1.0

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1

1.0.1

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2

1.0.2

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3

1.0.3

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4

1.0.4

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.5

1.0.5

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.6

1.0.6

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7

1.0.7

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.8

1.0.8

Mozilla Firefox 1.4.1

1.4.1

Mozilla Firefox 1.5

1.5

Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Beta 1

1.5

Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Beta 2

1.5

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1

1.5.0.1

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2

1.5.0.2

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3

1.5.0.3

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4

1.5.0.4

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5

1.5.0.5

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6

1.5.0.6

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7

1.5.0.7

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.8

1.5.0.8

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.9

1.5.0.9

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.10

1.5.0.10

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.11

1.5.0.11

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.12

1.5.0.12

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.1

1.5.1

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.2

1.5.2

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.3

1.5.3

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.4

1.5.4

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.5

1.5.5

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.6

1.5.6

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.7

1.5.7

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.8

1.5.8

Mozilla Firefox 1.8

1.8

Mozilla Firefox 2.0

2.0

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.1

2.0.0.1

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2

2.0.0.2

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3

2.0.0.3

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4

2.0.0.4

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.5

2.0.0.5

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6

2.0.0.6

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.7

2.0.0.7

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.8

2.0.0.8

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.9

2.0.0.9

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.10

2.0.0.10

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11

2.0.0.11

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12

2.0.0.12

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13

2.0.0.13

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14

2.0.0.14

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.15

2.0.0.15

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.16

2.0.0.16

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.17

2.0.0.17

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.18

2.0.0.18

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.19

2.0.0.19

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.20

2.0.0.20

Mozilla Firefox 3.0

3.0

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1

3.0.1

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.2

3.0.2

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3

3.0.3

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4

3.0.4

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5

3.0.5

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.6

3.0.6

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7

3.0.7

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8

3.0.8

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9

3.0.9

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10

3.0.10

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11

3.0.11

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.12

3.0.12

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.13

3.0.13

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.14

3.0.14

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.15

3.0.15

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.16

3.0.16

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.17

3.0.17

Mozilla Firefox 3.5

3.5

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1

3.5.1

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2

3.5.2

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.3

3.5.3

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.4

3.5.4

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5

3.5.5

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.6

3.5.6

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.7

3.5.7

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.8

3.5.8

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.9

3.5.9

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.10

3.5.10

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.11

3.5.11

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.12

3.5.12

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.13

3.5.13

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.14

3.5.14

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.15

3.5.15

Mozilla Firefox 3.6

3.6

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.2

3.6.2

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.3

3.6.3

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.4

3.6.4

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.6

3.6.6

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.7

3.6.7

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.8

3.6.8

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.9

3.6.9

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.10

3.6.10

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.11

3.6.11

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.12

3.6.12

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.13

3.6.13

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.14

3.6.14

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.15

3.6.15

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.16

3.6.16

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.17

3.6.17

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.18

3.6.18

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.19

3.6.19

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.20

3.6.20

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.21

3.6.21

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.22

3.6.22

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.23

3.6.23

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.24

3.6.24

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.25

3.6.25

Mozilla Firefox 4.0

4.0

Mozilla Firefox 4.0 beta1

4.0

Mozilla Firefox 4.0 beta10

4.0

Mozilla Firefox 4.0 beta11

4.0

Mozilla Firefox 4.0 beta12

4.0

Mozilla Firefox 4.0 beta2

4.0

Mozilla Firefox 4.0 beta3

4.0

Mozilla Firefox 4.0 beta4

4.0

Mozilla Firefox 4.0 beta5

4.0

Mozilla Firefox 4.0 beta6

4.0

Mozilla Firefox 4.0 beta7

4.0

Mozilla Firefox 4.0 beta8

4.0

Mozilla Firefox 4.0 beta9

4.0

Mozilla Firefox 4.0.1

4.0.1

Mozilla Firefox 5.0

5.0

Mozilla Firefox 5.0.1

5.0.1

Mozilla Firefox 6.0

6.0

Mozilla Firefox 6.0.1

6.0.1

Mozilla Firefox 6.0.2

6.0.2

Mozilla Firefox 7.0

7.0

Mozilla Firefox 7.0.1

7.0.1

Mozilla Firefox 8.0

8.0

Mozilla Firefox 8.0.1

8.0.1

Mozilla Firefox 9.0

9.0

Mozilla Firefox 9.0.1

9.0.1

Mozilla Firefox 10.0

10.0

Mozilla Firefox 10.0.1

10.0.1

Mozilla Firefox 10.0.2

10.0.2

Mozilla Firefox 11.0

11.0

Mozilla Firefox 12.0

12.0

Mozilla Firefox 12.0 beta6

12.0

Mozilla Firefox 13.0

13.0

Mozilla Firefox 13.0.1

13.0.1

Mozilla Firefox 14.0

14.0

Mozilla Firefox 14.0.1

14.0.1

Mozilla Firefox 15.0

15.0

Mozilla Firefox 15.0.1

15.0.1

Mozilla Firefox 16.0

16.0

Mozilla Firefox 16.0.1

16.0.1

Mozilla Firefox

References

SUSE-SU-2012:1592

openSUSE-SU-2013:0175

openSUSE-SU-2012:1583

openSUSE-SU-2012:1586

51369

51434

51439

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-95.html

Vendor Advisory

56623

USN-1638-1

USN-1638-2

USN-1638-3

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=765628

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16503

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