medium
6.8
CWE
346
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2012-4193

First published: Fri Oct 12 2012(Updated: )

Mozilla Firefox before 16.0.1, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.9, Thunderbird before 16.0.1, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 2.13.1 omit a security check in the defaultValue function during the unwrapping of security wrappers, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and read the properties of a Location object, or execute arbitrary JavaScript code, via a crafted web site.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Firefox<16.0.1
Firefox>=10.0<10.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey<2.13.1
Thunderbird<16.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird>=10.0<10.0.9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=11-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=10-sp4
Ubuntu=10.04
Ubuntu=11.04
Ubuntu=11.10
Ubuntu=12.04
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=5.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS=6.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=5.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=5.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
Firefox ESR>=10.0<10.0.9

Remedy

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=720619

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-4193?

    CVE-2012-4193 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow remote code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2012-4193?

    To address CVE-2012-4193, update Mozilla Firefox to version 16.0.1 or later, Thunderbird to version 16.0.1 or later, and SeaMonkey to version 2.13.1 or later.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2012-4193?

    CVE-2012-4193 affects Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 16.0.1, Thunderbird versions prior to 16.0.1, and SeaMonkey versions prior to 2.13.1, among others.

  • What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2012-4193?

    CVE-2012-4193 can be exploited through specially crafted web pages that bypass security checks, leading to potential unauthorized actions.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2012-4193?

    The best workaround for CVE-2012-4193 is to upgrade affected software to the latest versions rather than relying on temporary fixes.

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