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CVE-2012-3991

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-3991 describes a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey versions prior to 16.0 (or 10.0.8 for ESR versions) where improper JSAPI access to the GetProperty function allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) has a network attack vector, medium complexity, and could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.08%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0308 is in the 45th percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: thunderbird-0:10.0.8-1.el5_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: firefox-0:10.0.8-1.el5_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: xulrunner-0:10.0.8-1.el5_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: thunderbird-0:10.0.8-1.el6_3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: firefox-0:10.0.8-1.el6_3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: xulrunner-0:10.0.8-1.el6_3
View patch
mozillavendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-3991Critical

Mozilla: GetProperty function can bypass security checks (MFSA 2012-81)

Oct 9, 2012

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00010.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
osvdb.org / 86098
Broken Link
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-1351.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/50856
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/50892
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/50904
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/50935
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/50936
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/50984
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/51181
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/55318
Third Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16646
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2012/dsa-2565
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2012/dsa-2569
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2012/dsa-2572
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
mozilla.org / security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-81.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/55930
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1611-1
Third Party Advisory