Description
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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2433-1 | iceweasel security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-2437-1 | icedove security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-2548-1 | iceape security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2012-0490 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1400-1 | Firefox vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1400-3 | Thunderbird vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1401-1 | Xulrunner vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1401-2 | Thunderbird vulnerabilities |
References
History
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Vendors & Products |
Mozilla firefox Esr
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T18:23:31.026Z
Reserved: 2012-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2012-0458
No data.
Status : Modified
Published: 2012-03-14T19:55:02.037
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2012-0458
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN