CVE-2012-3973 Details
Description
The debugger in the developer-tools subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, when remote debugging is disabled, does not properly restrict access to the remote-debugging service, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging the presence of the HTTPMonitor extension and connecting to that service through the HTTPMonitor port.
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
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Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-264 | Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| mozilla firefox | <= 14.0 1.0 1.0 preview_release 1.0.1 1.0.2 1.0.3 1.0.4 1.0.5 1.0.6 1.0.7 1.0.8 1.4.1 1.5 1.5 beta1 1.5 beta2 1.5.0.1 1.5.0.2 1.5.0.3 1.5.0.4 1.5.0.5 1.5.0.6 1.5.0.7 1.5.0.8 1.5.0.9 1.5.0.10 1.5.0.11 1.5.0.12 1.5.1 1.5.2 1.5.3 1.5.4 1.5.5 1.5.6 1.5.7 1.5.8 1.8 2.0 2.0.0.1 2.0.0.2 2.0.0.3 2.0.0.4 2.0.0.5 2.0.0.6 2.0.0.7 2.0.0.8 2.0.0.9 2.0.0.10 2.0.0.11 2.0.0.12 2.0.0.13 2.0.0.14 2.0.0.15 2.0.0.16 2.0.0.17 2.0.0.18 2.0.0.19 2.0.0.20 3.0 3.0.1 3.0.2 3.0.3 3.0.4 3.0.5 3.0.6 3.0.7 3.0.8 3.0.9 3.0.10 3.0.11 3.0.12 3.0.13 3.0.14 3.0.15 3.0.16 3.0.17 3.5 3.5.1 3.5.2 3.5.3 3.5.4 3.5.5 3.5.6 3.5.7 3.5.8 3.5.9 3.5.10 3.5.11 3.5.12 3.5.13 3.5.14 3.5.15 3.6 3.6.2 3.6.3 3.6.4 3.6.6 3.6.7 3.6.8 3.6.9 3.6.10 3.6.11 3.6.12 3.6.13 3.6.14 3.6.15 3.6.16 3.6.17 3.6.18 3.6.19 3.6.20 3.6.21 3.6.22 3.6.23 3.6.24 3.6.25 4.0 4.0 beta1 4.0 beta10 4.0 beta11 4.0 beta12 4.0 beta2 4.0 beta3 4.0 beta4 4.0 beta5 4.0 beta6 4.0 beta7 4.0 beta8 4.0 beta9 4.0.1 5.0 5.0.1 6.0 6.0.1 6.0.2 7.0 7.0.1 8.0 8.0.1 9.0 9.0.1 10.0 10.0.1 10.0.2 11.0 12.0 12.0 beta6 13.0 |
CPE
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Change History
6 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Status Change | [email protected] |
| Nov 21, 2024 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| May 14, 2024 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Sep 19, 2017 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Aug 29, 2012 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |