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CVE-2012-4184 Details

Description

The Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, Thunderbird before 16.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.13 does not prevent access to properties of a prototype for a standard class, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site.

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No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00010.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/86113	CVE	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1351.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=780370	CVE	Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50892	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50904	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50984	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55318	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79154	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16946	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:163	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-83.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56120	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1611-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00010.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/86113	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1351.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=780370	[email protected]	Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50892	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50904	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50984	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55318	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79154	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16946	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:163	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-83.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56120	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1611-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-79	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
mozilla firefox	< 10.0.8 < 16.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
mozilla thunderbird esr	< 10.0.8
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
mozilla thunderbird	< 16.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
mozilla seamonkey	< 2.13
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	10.04 11.04 11.10 12.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04::::-::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::esm::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux desktop	5.0 6.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux eus	6.3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.3:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server	5.0 6.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux workstation	5.0 6.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise desktop	10 sp4 11 sp3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp4:::::: cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise sdk	10 sp4
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_sdk:10:sp4:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise server	10 sp4 11 sp3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:::::: cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:::::: cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3::::vmware::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 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
Oct 21, 2024	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 13, 2020	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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