CVE-2012-3978

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Aug 29, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-3978: Medium severity, CVSS 6.8 | Vulnix