CVE-2012-3978

Published: Aug 29, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

6.8

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

The nsLocation::CheckURL function in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, and SeaMonkey before 2.12 does not properly follow the security model of the location object, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended content-loading restrictions or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving chrome code.

Affected (339)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox, Thunderbird Esr, Thunderbird, Seamonkey

4 products

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Version 10.0.3
Mozilla Firefox	Version 10.0.4
Mozilla Firefox	Version 10.0.5
Mozilla Firefox	Version 10.0.6

Configuration B

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Thunderbird Esr	Version 10.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird Esr	Version 10.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird Esr	Version 10.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird Esr	Version 10.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird Esr	Version 10.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird Esr	Version 10.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird Esr	Version 10.0

Configuration C

147 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Up to 14.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.0.2
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.0.8
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.0 preview_release
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.4.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.0.10
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.0.11
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.0.12
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.0.3
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.0.4
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.0.5
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.0.6
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.0.7
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.0.8
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.0.9
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.2
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.3
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.4
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.5
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.6
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.7
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.8
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5 beta1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5 beta2
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.8
Mozilla Firefox	Version 10.0.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 10.0.2
Mozilla Firefox	Version 10.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 11.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 12.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 12.0 beta6
Mozilla Firefox	Version 13.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.10
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.11
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.12
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.13
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.14
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.15
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.16
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.17
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.18
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.19
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.20
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.2
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.3
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.4
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.5
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.6
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.7
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.8
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0.0.9
Mozilla Firefox	Version 2.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.10
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.11
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.12
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.13
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.14
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.15
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.16
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.17
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.2
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.4
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.5
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.6
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.7
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.8
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.9
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.5.10
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.5.11
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.5.12
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.5.13
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.5.14
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.5.15
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.5.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.5.2
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.5.3
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.5.4
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.5.5
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.5.6
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.5.7
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.5.8
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.5.9
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.5
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.10
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.11
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.12
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.13
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.14
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.15
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.16
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.17
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.18
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.19
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.20
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.21
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.22
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.23
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.24
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.25
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.2
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.3
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.4
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.6
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.7
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.8
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6.9
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.6
Mozilla Firefox	Version 4.0.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 4.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 4.0 beta10
Mozilla Firefox	Version 4.0 beta11
Mozilla Firefox	Version 4.0 beta12
Mozilla Firefox	Version 4.0 beta1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 4.0 beta2
Mozilla Firefox	Version 4.0 beta3
Mozilla Firefox	Version 4.0 beta4
Mozilla Firefox	Version 4.0 beta5
Mozilla Firefox	Version 4.0 beta6
Mozilla Firefox	Version 4.0 beta7
Mozilla Firefox	Version 4.0 beta8
Mozilla Firefox	Version 4.0 beta9
Mozilla Firefox	Version 5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 5.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 6.0.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 6.0.2
Mozilla Firefox	Version 6.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 7.0.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 7.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 8.0.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 8.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 9.0.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 9.0

Configuration D

102 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Thunderbird	Up to 14.0
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.0.5 beta
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.0
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.5.0.10
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.5.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.5.0.12
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.5.0.13
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.5.0.14
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.5.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.5.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.5.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.5.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.5.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.5.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.5.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.5.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.5.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.5.1
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.5.2
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.5
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.5 beta2
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.7.1
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 1.7.3
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 10.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 10.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 10.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 10.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 10.0
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 11.0
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 12.0
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 13.0
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.0
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.12
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.13
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.14
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.15
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.16
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.17
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.18
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.19
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.20
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.21
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.22
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.23
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 2.0
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.0.10
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.0
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.1.10
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.1.11
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.1.12
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.1.13
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.1.14
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.1.15
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.1.16
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.1.17
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.1.1
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.1.2
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.1.3
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.1.4
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.1.5
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.1.6
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.1.7
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.1.8
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.1.9
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 3.1
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 5.0
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 6.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 6.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 6.0
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 7.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 7.0
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 8.0
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 9.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird	Version 9.0

Configuration E

79 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Seamonkey	Up to 2.11
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0.10
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0.11
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0.12
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0.13
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0.14
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0.1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0.2
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0.3
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0.4
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0.5
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0.6
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0.7
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0.8
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0.9
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0 alpha_1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0 alpha_2
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0 alpha_3
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0 beta_1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0 beta_2
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0 rc1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.0 rc2
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.10
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.1 alpha1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.1 alpha2
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.1 alpha3
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.1 beta1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.1 beta2
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.1 beta3
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.1 rc1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.1 rc2
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.2
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.2 beta1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.2 beta2
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.2 beta3
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.3.1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.3.2
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.3.3
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.3
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.3 beta1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.3 beta2
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.3 beta3
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.4.1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.4
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.4 beta1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.4 beta2
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.4 beta3
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.5
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.5 beta1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.5 beta2
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.5 beta3
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.5 beta4
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.6.1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.6
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.6 beta1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.6 beta2
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.6 beta3
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.6 beta4
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.7.1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.7.2
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.7
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.7 beta1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.7 beta2
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.7 beta3
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.7 beta4
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.7 beta5
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.8
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.8 beta1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.8 beta2
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.8 beta3
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.8 beta4
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.8 beta5
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.8 beta6
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.9
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.9 beta1
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.9 beta2
Mozilla Seamonkey	Version 2.9 beta3