CVE-2012-1955

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Description

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 allow remote attackers to spoof the address bar via vectors involving history.forward and history.back calls.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00011.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00012.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00013.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00016.html

http://osvdb.org/83996

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1088.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/49965

http://secunia.com/advisories/49968

http://secunia.com/advisories/49972

http://secunia.com/advisories/49977

http://secunia.com/advisories/49979

http://secunia.com/advisories/49992

http://secunia.com/advisories/49993

http://secunia.com/advisories/49994

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-45.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54586

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027256

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027257

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027258

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1509-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1509-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1510-1

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757376

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17004

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2012-07-18

Updated: 2017-12-29

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

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

Impact Score: 6.4

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: MEDIUM

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:12.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2

OR

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3

OR

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4

OR

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5

OR

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 2.10 (inclusive)

Tenable Plugins

View all (35 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
80787Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : thunderbird (multiple_vulnerabilities_in_thunderbird7)NessusSolaris Local Security Checks
critical
74698openSUSE Security Update : seamonkey (openSUSE-SU-2012:0935-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
74693openSUSE Security Update : xulrunner (openSUSE-SU-2012:0924-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
74691openSUSE Security Update : MozillaThunderbird (openSUSE-SU-2012:0917-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
74687openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox (openSUSE-SU-2012:0899-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
68579Oracle Linux 6 : thunderbird (ELSA-2012-1089)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
68578Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : firefox (ELSA-2012-1088)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
64131SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (SAT Patch Number 6574)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
63402GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)NessusGentoo Local Security Checks
critical
61963Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mozilla (MDVSA-2012:110-1)NessusMandriva Local Security Checks
critical
61402FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (dbf338d0-dce5-11e1-b655-14dae9ebcf89)NessusFreeBSD Local Security Checks
critical
61367Scientific Linux Security Update : thunderbird on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20120717)NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
critical
61364Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20120717)NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
critical
801366Mozilla Thunderbird 13.x < 13 Multiple VulnerabilitiesLog Correlation EngineSMTP Clients
high
801282Mozilla Firefox 13.x < 13 Multiple VulnerabilitiesLog Correlation EngineWeb Clients
high
6521SeaMonkey 2.x < 2.11 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorWeb Clients
high
6520Mozilla Thunderbird < 14.0 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorSMTP Clients
high
6519Mozilla Firefox < 14.0 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorWeb Clients
high
60092SuSE 10 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (ZYPP Patch Number 8226)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
60046SeaMonkey < 2.11.0 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
critical
60045Mozilla Thunderbird < 14.0 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
critical
60044Mozilla Thunderbird 10.0.x < 10.0.6 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
critical
60043Firefox < 14.0 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
critical
60042Firefox 10.0.x < 10.0.6 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
critical
60041Thunderbird < 14.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)NessusMacOS X Local Security Checks
critical
60040Thunderbird 10.0.x < 10.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)NessusMacOS X Local Security Checks
critical
60039Firefox < 14.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)NessusMacOS X Local Security Checks
critical
60038Firefox < 10.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)NessusMacOS X Local Security Checks
critical
60014Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 11.04 / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS : thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-1510-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
critical
60013Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 11.04 / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS : ubufox update (USN-1509-2)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
critical
60012Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 11.04 / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-1509-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
critical
60009RHEL 5 / 6 : thunderbird (RHSA-2012:1089)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
60008RHEL 5 / 6 : firefox (RHSA-2012:1088)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
59999CentOS 5 / 6 : thunderbird (CESA-2012:1089)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
critical
59998CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:1088)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
critical