Mozilla Firefox CVE-2012-3965 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:55256

Info

Mozilla Firefox CVE-2012-3965 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 55256
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2012-3965
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 28 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:25PM
Credit: Mariusz Mlynski
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 SP2
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 11 SP2
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10 SP4
SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
Slackware Linux x86_64 -current
Slackware Linux 13.37 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.37
Slackware Linux -current
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 12.2
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 12.1
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.2
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6
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 1.5.8
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.7
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.6
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.4
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.2
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.1
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 beta 2
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 beta 1
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 12
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 .8
Mozilla Firefox 1.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.8
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 1.0
Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1
Mozilla Firefox 0.10
Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3
Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2
Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1
Mozilla Firefox 0.9 rc
Mozilla Firefox 0.9
Mozilla Firefox 0.8
Mozilla Firefox 0.6.1
Mozilla Firefox 0.0.13
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 14.01
Mozilla Firefox 14.0
Mozilla Firefox 14
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
Mozilla Firefox 10
Mozilla Firefox 1.8
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.3
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.9
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.10
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 1.4.1
Mozilla Firefox 0.7
Mozilla Firefox 0.6
Mozilla Firefox 0.5
Mozilla Firefox 0.4
Mozilla Firefox 0.3
Mozilla Firefox 0.2
Mozilla Firefox 0.1
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 3.6.31
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 3.6.30
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 3.6.27
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 3.6.26
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 9.2
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 9.1
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 9.0.1
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 3.6.30
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 3.6.29
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 12.3
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 12.2.1
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 12.1
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 12.0
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 11.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla Firefox 15
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 15.0

Discussion

Mozilla Firefox CVE-2012-3965 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Exploiting this issue allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the affected application.

This issue affects versions prior to the following:

Firefox 15

Note: This issue was previously covered in BID 55249 (Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2012-57 through -72 Multiple Vulnerabilities) but has been assigned its own record to better document it.

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Firefox CVE-2012-3965 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An attacker may exploit this issue using commonly available tools.

References

Mozilla Firefox CVE-2012-3965 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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