CVE-2012-3986 describes an access restriction bypass vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird, Thunderbird ESR, and SeaMonkey versions prior to 16.0 and 10.0.8 respectively. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute crafted JavaScript to bypass security controls by improperly calling DOMWindowUtils methods. Rated with a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and could lead to partial integrity impact, though confidentiality and availability are not directly affected. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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