CVE-2012-4203

Summary

The New Tab page in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 uses a privileged context for execution of JavaScript code by bookmarklets, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to run arbitrary programs by leveraging a javascript: URL in a bookmark.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=765628
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-3
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-2
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00022.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51434
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00090.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51439
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56623
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-1
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16503
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51369
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-95.html

References

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=765628
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-3
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-2
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00022.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51434
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00090.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51439
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56623
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-1
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16503
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51369
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-95.html

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