CVE-2012-3978 describes a vulnerability in the nsLocation::CheckURL function of Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey versions prior to 15.0/10.0.7. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass content-loading restrictions due to an improper security model implementation. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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