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.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00028.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00011.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00014.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1210.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1211.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=770429
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16923
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2553
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2554
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2556
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-70.html
Published: 2012-08-29
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: Medium