First published: Wed Mar 14 2012(Updated: )
Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.28 and 4.x through 10.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, Thunderbird before 3.1.20 and 5.0 through 10.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.8 do not properly restrict setting the home page through the dragging of a URL to the home button, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a javascript: URL that is later interpreted in the about:sessionrestore context.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Mozilla Firefox | <=3.6.27 | |
Mozilla Firefox | >4.0<=10.0 | |
Mozilla Firefox ESR | =10.0 | |
Mozilla Firefox ESR | =10.0.1 | |
Mozilla Firefox ESR | =10.0.2 | |
Mozilla Thunderbird | >=1.0<=3.1.19 | |
Mozilla Thunderbird | >5.0<=10.0 | |
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR | =10.0 | |
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR | =10.0.1 | |
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR | =10.0.2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | ||
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0-alpha | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0-beta | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.3 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.4 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.5 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.6 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.7 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.8 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.9 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1-alpha | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1-beta | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.3 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.4 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.5 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.6 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.7 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.8 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.9 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.10 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.11 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.12 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.13 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.14 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.15 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.16 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.17 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.18 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.19 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.5.0.8 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.5.0.9 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.5.0.10 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0-alpha_1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0-alpha_2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0-alpha_3 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0-beta_1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0-beta_2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0-rc1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0-rc2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0.1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0.2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0.3 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0.4 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0.5 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0.6 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0.7 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0.8 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0.9 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0.10 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0.11 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0.12 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0.13 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.0.14 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.1-alpha1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.1-alpha2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.1-alpha3 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.1-beta1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.1-beta2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.1-beta3 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.1-rc1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.1-rc2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.2-beta1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.2-beta2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.2-beta3 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.3 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.3-beta1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.3-beta2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.3-beta3 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.3.1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.3.2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.3.3 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.4 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.4-beta1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.4-beta2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.4-beta3 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.4.1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.5 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.5-beta1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.5-beta2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.5-beta3 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.5-beta4 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.6 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.6-beta1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.6-beta2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.6-beta3 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.6-beta4 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.6.1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.7 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.7-beta1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.7-beta2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.7-beta3 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.7-beta4 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.7-beta5 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.7.1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =2.7.2 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =10.0 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =10.0.1 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =10.0.2 |
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CVE-2012-0458 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability.
To fix CVE-2012-0458, update to a fixed version of Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey that addresses this vulnerability.
CVE-2012-0458 affects Mozilla Firefox versions before 3.6.28 and 4.x through 10.0, as well as specific versions of Thunderbird and SeaMonkey.
CVE-2012-0458 is a vulnerability related to improper home page setting through a drag-and-drop action.
Yes, CVE-2012-0458 can potentially be exploited remotely by an attacker to change the home page settings.