CVE-2012-3965 describes a critical vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 15.0, where improper restrictions on the about:newtab page allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 9.3) could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring medium attack complexity but no authentication. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, its potential impact remains severe.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:preview_release:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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