CVE-2012-3979: Medium severity firefox vulnerability

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2012-3979?

CVE-2012-3979 has been classified as a critical vulnerability because it allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2012-3979?

To fix CVE-2012-3979, ensure you update to Mozilla Firefox version 15.0 or later.

Q: What product versions are affected by CVE-2012-3979?

CVE-2012-3979 affects Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 15.0, including all Android versions before this release.

Q: What types of attacks are possible with CVE-2012-3979?

CVE-2012-3979 allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code through crafted web pages that utilize JavaScript.

Q: Is there a workaround for CVE-2012-3979?

There are no specific workarounds for CVE-2012-3979; the best protection is to update Firefox to the latest version.

Published Aug 29, 2012

Updated

Mozilla Firefox before 15.0 on Android does not properly implement unspecified callers of the androidlogprint function, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page that calls the JavaScript dump function.

Affected Software

355 affected components

All of the following

Any of the following

Mozilla Firefox<=14.0

Mozilla Firefox=0.1

Mozilla Firefox=0.2

Mozilla Firefox=0.3

Mozilla Firefox=0.4

Mozilla Firefox=0.5

Mozilla Firefox=0.6

Mozilla Firefox=0.6.1

Mozilla Firefox=0.7

Mozilla Firefox=0.7.1

Mozilla Firefox=0.8

Mozilla Firefox=0.9

Mozilla Firefox=0.9-rc

Mozilla Firefox=0.9.1

Mozilla Firefox=0.9.2

Mozilla Firefox=0.9.3

Mozilla Firefox=0.10

Mozilla Firefox=0.10.1

Mozilla Firefox=1.0

Mozilla Firefox=1.0-preview_release

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.1

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.2

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.3

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.4

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.5

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.6

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.7

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.8

Mozilla Firefox=1.4.1

Mozilla Firefox=1.5

Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta1

Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta2

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.1

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.2

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.3

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.4

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.5

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.6

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.7

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.8

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.9

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.10

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.11

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.12

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.1

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.2

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.3

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.4

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.5

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.6

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.7

Mozilla Firefox=1.5.8

Mozilla Firefox=1.8

Mozilla Firefox=2.0

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.1

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.2

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.3

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.4

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.5

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.6

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.7

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.8

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.9

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.10

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.11

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.12

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.13

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.14

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.15

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.16

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.17

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.18

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.19

Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.20

Mozilla Firefox=3.0

Mozilla Firefox=3.0.1

Mozilla Firefox=3.0.2

Mozilla Firefox=3.0.3

Mozilla Firefox=3.0.4

Mozilla Firefox=3.0.5

Mozilla Firefox=3.0.6

Mozilla Firefox=3.0.7

Mozilla Firefox=3.0.8

Mozilla Firefox=3.0.9

Mozilla Firefox=3.0.10

Mozilla Firefox=3.0.11

Mozilla Firefox=3.0.12

Mozilla Firefox=3.0.13

Mozilla Firefox=3.0.14

Mozilla Firefox=3.0.15

Mozilla Firefox=3.0.16

Mozilla Firefox=3.0.17

Mozilla Firefox=3.5

Mozilla Firefox=3.5.1

Mozilla Firefox=3.5.2

Mozilla Firefox=3.5.3

Mozilla Firefox=3.5.4

Mozilla Firefox=3.5.5

Mozilla Firefox=3.5.6

Mozilla Firefox=3.5.7

Mozilla Firefox=3.5.8

Mozilla Firefox=3.5.9

Mozilla Firefox=3.5.10

Mozilla Firefox=3.5.11

Mozilla Firefox=3.5.12

Mozilla Firefox=3.5.13

Mozilla Firefox=3.5.14

Mozilla Firefox=3.5.15

Mozilla Firefox=3.6

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.2

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.3

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.4

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.6

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.7

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.8

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.9

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.10

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.11

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.12

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.13

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.14

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.15

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.16

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.17

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.18

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.19

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.20

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.21

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.22

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.23

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.24

Mozilla Firefox=3.6.25

Mozilla Firefox=4.0

Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta1

Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta10

Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta11

Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta12

Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta2

Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta3

Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta4

Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta5

Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta6

Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta7

Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta8

Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta9

Mozilla Firefox=4.0.1

Mozilla Firefox=5.0

Mozilla Firefox=5.0.1

Mozilla Firefox=6.0

Mozilla Firefox=6.0.1

Mozilla Firefox=6.0.2

Mozilla Firefox=7.0

Mozilla Firefox=7.0.1

Mozilla Firefox=8.0

Mozilla Firefox=8.0.1

Mozilla Firefox=9.0

Mozilla Firefox=9.0.1

Mozilla Firefox=10.0

Mozilla Firefox=10.0.1

Mozilla Firefox=10.0.2

Mozilla Firefox=10.0.3

Mozilla Firefox=10.0.4

Mozilla Firefox=10.0.5

Mozilla Firefox=10.0.6

Mozilla Firefox=11.0

Mozilla Firefox=12.0

Mozilla Firefox=12.0-beta6

Mozilla Firefox=13.0

Mozilla Firefox Mobile=6.0.1

Mozilla Firefox Mobile=6.0.2

Mozilla Firefox Mobile=10.0

Mozilla Firefox Mobile=10.0.1

Mozilla Firefox Mobile=10.0.2

Mozilla Firefox Mobile=10.0.3

Mozilla Firefox Mobile=10.0.4

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