Executive Summary



This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.
Informations
Name CVE-2012-1957 First vendor Publication 2012-07-18
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 4.3 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

An unspecified parser-utility class in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, Thunderbird 5.0 through 13.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.11 does not properly handle EMBED elements within description elements in RSS feeds, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a feed.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1957

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-79 Failure to Preserve Web Page Structure ('Cross-site Scripting') (CWE/SANS Top 25)

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16844
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16844
Title: An unspecified parser-utility class in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, Thunderbird 5.0 through 13.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.11 does not properly handle EMBED elements within description elements in RSS feeds, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a feed.
Description: An unspecified parser-utility class in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, Thunderbird 5.0 through 13.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.11 does not properly handle EMBED elements within description elements in RSS feeds, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a feed.
Family: windows Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2012-1957
 Version: 21
Platform(s): Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
 Product(s): Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Thunderbird
Mozilla SeaMonkey
Mozilla Firefox ESR
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 35
Application 130
Application 17
Application 6

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2012-12-13 Name : SuSE Update for seamonkey openSUSE-SU-2012:0935-1 (seamonkey)
File : nvt/gb_suse_2012_0935_1.nasl
2012-12-13 Name : SuSE Update for xulrunner openSUSE-SU-2012:0924-1 (xulrunner)
File : nvt/gb_suse_2012_0924_1.nasl
2012-12-13 Name : SuSE Update for MozillaThunderbird openSUSE-SU-2012:0917-1 (MozillaThunderbird)
File : nvt/gb_suse_2012_0917_1.nasl
2012-12-13 Name : SuSE Update for MozillaFirefox openSUSE-SU-2012:0899-1 (MozillaFirefox)
File : nvt/gb_suse_2012_0899_1.nasl
2012-08-10 Name : FreeBSD Ports: firefox
File : nvt/freebsd_firefox67.nasl
2012-08-03 Name : Mandriva Update for mozilla MDVSA-2012:110-1 (mozilla)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2012_110_1.nasl
2012-07-30 Name : CentOS Update for firefox CESA-2012:1088 centos5
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2012_1088_firefox_centos5.nasl
2012-07-30 Name : CentOS Update for firefox CESA-2012:1088 centos6
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2012_1088_firefox_centos6.nasl
2012-07-30 Name : CentOS Update for thunderbird CESA-2012:1089 centos5
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2012_1089_thunderbird_centos5.nasl
2012-07-30 Name : CentOS Update for thunderbird CESA-2012:1089 centos6
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2012_1089_thunderbird_centos6.nasl
2012-07-26 Name : Mandriva Update for mozilla MDVSA-2012:110 (mozilla)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2012_110.nasl
2012-07-23 Name : Mozilla Products Multiple Vulnerabilities - July12 (Mac OS X)
File : nvt/gb_mozilla_prdts_mult_vuln_jul12_macosx.nasl
2012-07-23 Name : Mozilla Products Multiple Vulnerabilities - July12 (Windows)
File : nvt/gb_mozilla_prdts_mult_vuln_jul12_win.nasl
2012-07-19 Name : RedHat Update for thunderbird RHSA-2012:1089-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2012_1089-01_thunderbird.nasl
2012-07-19 Name : RedHat Update for firefox RHSA-2012:1088-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2012_1088-01_firefox.nasl
2012-07-19 Name : Ubuntu Update for firefox USN-1509-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1509_1.nasl
2012-07-19 Name : Ubuntu Update for ubufox USN-1509-2
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1509_2.nasl
2012-07-19 Name : Ubuntu Update for thunderbird USN-1510-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1510_1.nasl

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2015-01-19 Name : The remote Solaris system is missing a security patch for third-party software.
File : solaris11_thunderbird_20130129.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2012-410.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2012-443.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2012-465.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2012-473.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-1088.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-1089.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-01-25 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_11_firefox-201207-120719.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-01-08 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201301-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-09-06 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2012-110.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-03 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_dbf338d0dce511e1b65514dae9ebcf89.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20120717_thunderbird_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20120717_firefox_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-07-23 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_firefox-201207-8226.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-07-19 Name : The remote Mac OS X host contains a mail client that is potentially affected ...
File : macosx_thunderbird_10_0_6.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-07-19 Name : The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple v...
File : seamonkey_211.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-07-19 Name : The remote Mac OS X host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple ...
File : macosx_firefox_10_0_6.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-07-19 Name : The remote Windows host contains a mail client that is potentially affected b...
File : mozilla_thunderbird_140.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-07-19 Name : The remote Windows host contains a mail client that is potentially affected b...
File : mozilla_thunderbird_1006.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-07-19 Name : The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple v...
File : mozilla_firefox_140.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-07-19 Name : The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple v...
File : mozilla_firefox_1006.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-07-19 Name : The remote Mac OS X host contains a mail client that is potentially affected ...
File : macosx_thunderbird_14_0.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-07-19 Name : The remote Mac OS X host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple ...
File : macosx_firefox_14_0.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-07-18 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2012-1088.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-07-18 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.
File : ubuntu_USN-1510-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-07-18 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-1509-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-07-18 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.
File : ubuntu_USN-1509-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-07-18 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2012-1089.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-07-18 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2012-1088.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-07-18 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.
File : centos_RHSA-2012-1089.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00011.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00012.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00013.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00016.html
http://osvdb.org/84000
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1088.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49965
http://secunia.com/advisories/49968
http://secunia.com/advisories/49972
http://secunia.com/advisories/49977
http://secunia.com/advisories/49979
http://secunia.com/advisories/49992
http://secunia.com/advisories/49993
http://secunia.com/advisories/49994
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-47.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54583
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027256
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027257
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027258
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1509-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1509-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1510-1
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=750096
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
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