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TI-2012-00408 Aliases CVE-2012-0455GHSA-v6mh-5q54-hvfp

Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.28 and 4.x through 10.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.3…

Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 11 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.28 and 4.x through 10.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, Thunderbird before 3.1.20 and 5.0 through 10.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.8 do not properly restrict drag-and-drop operations on javascript: URLs, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted web page, related to a "DragAndDropJacking" issue.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01702 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 11 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 41

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.6.27VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 beta1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 beta10VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 beta11VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 beta12VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 beta2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 beta3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 beta4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 beta5VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.6.27 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta11 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta12 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 31 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 beta6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 beta7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 beta8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 beta9VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.1.19VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.7VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.1.19 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2012:0387 Released 2012-03-14 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security and bug fix update
    • RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) xulrunner-10.0.3-1.el5_8, xulrunner-devel-10.0.3-1.el5_8, xulrunner-devel-10.0.3-1.el5_8.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-10.0.3-1.el5_8, firefox-10.0.3-1.el5_8.i386, firefox-10.0.3-1.el5_8.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-10.0.3-1.el5_8, firefox-10.0.3-1.el5_8.i386, xulrunner-10.0.3-1.el5_8 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox-10.0.3-1.el6_2, xulrunner-10.0.3-1.el6_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) xulrunner-10.0.3-1.el6_2, xulrunner-devel-10.0.3-1.el6_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox-10.0.3-1.el6_2, xulrunner-10.0.3-1.el6_2, xulrunner-devel-10.0.3-1.el6_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox-10.0.3-1.el6_2, firefox-10.0.3-1.el6_2.ppc, xulrunner-10.0.3-1.el6_2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) xulrunner-10.0.3-1.el6_2, xulrunner-devel-10.0.3-1.el6_2, xulrunner-devel-10.0.3-1.el6_2.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox-10.0.3-1.el6_2, xulrunner-10.0.3-1.el6_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) xulrunner-10.0.3-1.el6_2, xulrunner-devel-10.0.3-1.el6_2
  • RHSA-2012:0388 Released 2012-03-14 · Red Hat rating Critical
    thunderbird security update
    • RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird-10.0.3-1.el5_8, thunderbird-10.0.3-1.el5_8.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-10.0.3-1.el5_8, thunderbird-10.0.3-1.el5_8.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) thunderbird-10.0.3-1.el6_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) thunderbird-10.0.3-1.el6_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) thunderbird-10.0.3-1.el6_2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:0387
RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2012:0388
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2012:0387
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:0387, RHSA-2012:0388
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0387, RHSA-2012:0388
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0387
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0387
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0387
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0387, RHSA-2012:0388
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0387, RHSA-2012:0388
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0387

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0455
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v6mh-5q54-hvfp

References

Advisory 18

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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