Description
An unspecified parser-utility class in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, Thunderbird 5.0 through 13.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.11 does not properly handle EMBED elements within description elements in RSS feeds, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a feed.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2012-1966 | An unspecified parser-utility class in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, Thunderbird 5.0 through 13.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.11 does not properly handle EMBED elements within description elements in RSS feeds, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a feed. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1509-1 | Firefox vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1510-1 | 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
|
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T19:17:27.171Z
Reserved: 2012-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2012-1957
No data.
Status : Modified
Published: 2012-07-18T10:26:48.860
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2012-1957
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN