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TI-2012-01742 Aliases CVE-2012-1965GHSA-q7xw-4wrp-fqf4

Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0 and Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6 do not properly…

Priority LOW 24CWE-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
Fixed

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

Summary

Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0 and Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6 do not properly establish the security context of a feed: URL, which allows remote attackers to bypass unspecified cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanisms via a feed:javascript: URL.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02211 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 35

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:4.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 beta6VulnerableMozilla
  • 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
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 25 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:12.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0 beta6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.5VulnerableMozilla
  • 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:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:12.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 beta6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2012:1088 Released 2012-07-17 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) xulrunner-10.0.6-2.el5_8, xulrunner-devel-10.0.6-2.el5_8, xulrunner-devel-10.0.6-2.el5_8.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-10.0.6-1.el5_8, firefox-10.0.6-1.el5_8.i386, firefox-10.0.6-1.el5_8.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-10.0.6-1.el5_8, firefox-10.0.6-1.el5_8.i386, xulrunner-10.0.6-2.el5_8 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox-10.0.6-1.el6_3, xulrunner-10.0.6-1.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) xulrunner-10.0.6-1.el6_3, xulrunner-devel-10.0.6-1.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox-10.0.6-1.el6_3, xulrunner-10.0.6-1.el6_3, xulrunner-devel-10.0.6-1.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox-10.0.6-1.el6_3, firefox-10.0.6-1.el6_3.ppc, xulrunner-10.0.6-1.el6_3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) xulrunner-10.0.6-1.el6_3, xulrunner-devel-10.0.6-1.el6_3, xulrunner-devel-10.0.6-1.el6_3.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox-10.0.6-1.el6_3, xulrunner-10.0.6-1.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) xulrunner-10.0.6-1.el6_3, xulrunner-devel-10.0.6-1.el6_3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:1088
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2012:1088
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:1088
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1088
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1088
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1088
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1088
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1088
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1088
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1088
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1965
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q7xw-4wrp-fqf4

References

Advisory 7

Other 3

  • 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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