CVE-2012-4196

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

6.4

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 4.9

Source: NVD

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 16.0.2, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.10, Thunderbird before 16.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.10, and SeaMonkey before 2.13.2 allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and read the Location object via a prototype property-injection attack that defeats certain protection mechanisms for this object.

Affected (27)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox, Seamonkey, Thunderbird, Thunderbird Esr · Opensuse: Opensuse · Suse: Linux Enterprise Desktop, Linux Enterprise Server, Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · +2 more

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Mozilla: Firefox, Seamonkey, Thunderbird, Thunderbird Esr · Opensuse: Opensuse · Suse: Linux Enterprise Desktop, Linux Enterprise Server, Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Redhat: Enterprise Linux Desktop, Enterprise Linux Eus, Enterprise Linux Server, Enterprise Linux Workstation

4 products

1 product

3 products

Linux Enterprise Desktop

Linux Enterprise Server

Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit

Canonical

1 product

Ubuntu Linux

Redhat

4 products

Enterprise Linux Desktop

Enterprise Linux Eus

Enterprise Linux Server

Enterprise Linux Workstation

Configuration A

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Before 16.0.2
Mozilla Firefox	From 10.0 to 10.0.10
Mozilla Seamonkey	Before 2.13.2
Mozilla Thunderbird	Before 16.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird Esr	From 10.0 to 10.0.10

Configuration B

10 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 11.4
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 12.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 12.2
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
Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit	Version 10 sp4
Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit	Version 11 sp2

Configuration C

5 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
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.10

Configuration D

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop	Version 5.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop	Version 6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus	Version 6.3
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server	Version 6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server	Version 7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation	Version 5.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation	Version 6.0

Related CWEs

CWE-74

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

References (36)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00019.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00025.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1407.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1413.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51121

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51123

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51127

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51144

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51146

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51147

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51165

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/55318

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-90.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56306

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1620-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1620-2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=802557

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16962

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00019.html