CVE-2012-3985

Published: Oct 10, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Thunderbird before 16.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.13 do not properly implement the HTML5 Same Origin Policy, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging initial-origin access after document.domain has been set.

Affected (12)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox, Seamonkey, Thunderbird · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Suse: Linux Enterprise Desktop, Linux Enterprise Server

3 products

1 product

2 products

Linux Enterprise Desktop

Linux Enterprise Server

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Before 16.0
Mozilla Seamonkey	Before 2.13
Mozilla Thunderbird	Before 16.0

Configuration B

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 10.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 11.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 11.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.04

Configuration C

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	Version 10 sp4
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	Version 11 sp2
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 10 sp4
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 11 sp2
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 11 sp2

Related CWEs

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

References (22)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00010.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://osvdb.org/86106

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/50856

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/50892

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/50904

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/50935

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/50984

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-76.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1611-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=655649

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16108

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00010.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://osvdb.org/86106

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/50856

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/50892

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/50904

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/50935

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/50984

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-76.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1611-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=655649

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16108

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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