CVE-2012-3992: canonical ubuntu_linux Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-3992 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 3Timeline
- 10-10-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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 do not properly manage history data, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or obtain sensitive POST content via vectors involving a location.hash write operation and history navigation that triggers the loading of a URL into the history object.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
2.51%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
85%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.51% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Mozilla4 products
- firefox< 10.0.8 | < 16.0
- seamonkey< 2.13
- thunderbird< 16.0
- thunderbird_esr< 10.0.8
Redhat4 products
- enterprise_linux_desktop5.0 | 6.0
- enterprise_linux_eus6.3
- enterprise_linux_server5.0 | 6.0
- enterprise_linux_workstation5.0 | 6.0
Suse3 products
- linux_enterprise_desktop10:sp4 | 11:sp3
- linux_enterprise_sdk10:sp4
- linux_enterprise_server10:sp4 | 11:sp3
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL10.04 | 11.04 | 11.10 | 12.04
4 vendors · 12 products
References
15 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16987VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVALThird Party Advisory
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- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00010.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:163Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory