Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, Thunderbird before 16.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.13 do not properly restrict calls to DOMWindowUtils (aka nsDOMWindowUtils) methods, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via crafted JavaScript code.
Published 2012-10-10 17:55:02
Updated 2020-08-10 14:47:50
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validation

Threat overview for CVE-2012-3986

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2012-3986
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 8200
IPs affected by CVE-2012-3986 341
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3986

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.61%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 76 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-3986

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
4.3
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
8.6
2.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2012-3986

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2012-3986

Products affected by CVE-2012-3986

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