Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2012-1967 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:54573

Info

Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2012-1967 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 54573
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2012-1967
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 17 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:16PM
Credit: moz_bug_r_a4
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware 11 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10 SP4
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4
SuSE openSUSE 12.1
SuSE openSUSE 11.4
Sun Solaris 10_x86
Sun Solaris 10_sparc
Slackware Linux x86_64 -current
Slackware Linux 13.37 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.37
Slackware Linux -current
RedHat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Application 5 server
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.2
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR 10.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR 10.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR 10.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR 10.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.20
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.14
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.13
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.12
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.7
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.5
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.4
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 9.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 8.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 7.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 7.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 6.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 6.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 6.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 6
Mozilla Thunderbird 6
Mozilla Thunderbird 5.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 5
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.3
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.3
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.9
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.8
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.7
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.6
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.3
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.19
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.18
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.18
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.17
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.16
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.15
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.11
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.10
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.10
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 13.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 12.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 11.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 10.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 10.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 10.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 10.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.11
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.7.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.7.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.1b2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.14
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.13
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.12
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0 Rc2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0 Rc1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0 Beta 2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0 Beta 1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0 Alpha 3
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0 Alpha 2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0 Alpha 1
Mozilla Firefox ESR 10.0.5
Mozilla Firefox ESR 10.0.4
Mozilla Firefox ESR 10.0.3
Mozilla Firefox ESR 10.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 9.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.28
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.22
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.13
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.9
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.8
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.4
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.17
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.16
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.14
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.13
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.9
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.8
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.7
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.4
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1
Mozilla Firefox 3.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.18
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.17
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.16
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.15
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.14
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.13
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.12
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7 Beta
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 20
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .9
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .8
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .7
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .6
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .5
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .4
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .3
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .19
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .17
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .16
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .10
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .1
Mozilla Firefox 9.0
Mozilla Firefox 8.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 8.0
Mozilla Firefox 7.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 7.0
Mozilla Firefox 7
Mozilla Firefox 6.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 6.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 6.0
Mozilla Firefox 6
Mozilla Firefox 5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 5.0
Mozilla Firefox 4.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta9
Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta8
Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta7
Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta6
Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta5
Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta4
Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta3
Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta12
Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta11
Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta10
Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta1
Mozilla Firefox 4.0
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.7
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.27
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.26
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.25
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.24
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.23
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.21
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.20
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.19
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.18
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.17
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.16
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.15
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.14
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.12
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Beta 3
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Beta 2
Mozilla Firefox 3.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.19
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.18
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.17
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.15
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.12
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta 3
Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta 2
Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta 1
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.19
Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta 5
Mozilla Firefox 3.0
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.19
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.18
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.15
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 RC3
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 RC2
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 beta 1
Mozilla Firefox 2.0
Mozilla Firefox 13.0
Mozilla Firefox 12.0
Mozilla Firefox 11.0
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 10.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2012-1967 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey, and Thunderbird are prone to a privilege-escalation vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user into viewing malicious content. A successful exploit will result in the execution of arbitrary attacker-supplied code with elevated privileges.

This issue is fixed in:

Firefox 14
Firefox ESR 10.0.6
Thunderbird 14
Thunderbird ESR 10.0.6
SeaMonkey 2.11

References

Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2012-1967 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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