Description
The web console in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, and Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site that injects this code and triggers an eval operation.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | firefox +3 | 10.0.7-1.el6_3 | RHSA-2012:1211, RHSA-2012:1210 |
| RHEL 5 | firefox +1 | 10.0.7-1.el5_8 | RHSA-2012:1211, RHSA-2012:1210 |
| RHEL 5 | xulrunner +1 | 10.0.7-2.el5_8 | RHSA-2012:1210 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Productivity 5 | thunderbird | 10.0.7-1.el5_8 | RHSA-2012:1211 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 50.1.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaThunderbird | 45.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | firefox-esr | 128.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2012:1211 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2012:1210 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17000 vdb-entry signature
- RHSA-2012:1211 vendor-advisory
- 55257 vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=771859
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-72.html
- USN-1548-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-1548-2 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2012:1210 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2012:1167 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2012:1157 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1065 vendor-advisory
- http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf