Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting firefox package, versions <0:10.0.10-1.0.1.el6_3


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-FIREFOX-2467952
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed29 Oct 2012

Introduced: 29 Oct 2012

CVE-2012-4196  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-74  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 firefox to version 0:10.0.10-1.0.1.el6_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2012-1407.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Mozilla Firefox before 16.0.2, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.10, Thunderbird before 16.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.10, and SeaMonkey before 2.13.2 allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and read the Location object via a prototype property-injection attack that defeats certain protection mechanisms for this object.

CVSS Scores

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