CVE-2012-1959
Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, Thunderbird 5.0 through 13.0,...
5.0 MediumFix available
CVE-2012-1959 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mozilla Firefox, published July 18, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.46%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in firefox 0:10.0.6-1.el5_8.
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 do not consider the presence of same-compartment security wrappers (SCSW) during the cross-compartment wrapping of objects, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended XBL access restrictions via crafted content.
Exploit likelihood
2.46%Down 1.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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 do not consider the presence of same-compartment security wrappers (SCSW) during the cross-compartment wrapping of objects, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended XBL access restrictions via crafted content.
- Record
CVE-2012-1959- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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 do not consider the presence of same-compartment security wrappers (SCSW) during the cross-compartment wrapping of objects, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended XBL access restrictions via crafted content.
- Record
CVE-2012-1959- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1968 No score
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 do not consider the presence of same-compartment security wrappers (SCSW) during the cross-compartment wrapping of objects, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended XBL access restrictions via crafted content.
- Record
EUVD-2012-1968- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-942g-57h9-xx24 No score
Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, Thunderbird 5.0 through 13.0,...
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 do not consider the presence of same-compartment security wrappers (SCSW) during the cross-compartment wrapping of objects, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended XBL access restrictions via crafted content.
- Record
GHSA-942g-57h9-xx24- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 No score
MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10218-1 No score
seamonkey-2.40-6.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the seamonkey-2.40-6.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10218-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 No score
MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 No score
firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.6-1.el5_8 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.6-1.el5_8 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:10.0.6-2.el5_8 | 0:10.0.6-2.el5_8 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:10.0.6-2.el5_8 | 0:10.0.6-2.el5_8 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:10.0.6-2.el5_8 | 0:10.0.6-2.el5_8 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:10.0.6-2.el5_8 | 0:10.0.6-2.el5_8 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:10.0.6-2.el5_8 | 0:10.0.6-2.el5_8 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.6-1.el5_8 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.6-1.el5_8 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:10.0.6-2.el5_8 | 0:10.0.6-2.el5_8 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:10.0.6-2.el5_8 | 0:10.0.6-2.el5_8 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:10.0.6-2.el5_8 | 0:10.0.6-2.el5_8 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.6-1.el5_8 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.6-1.el5_8 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:rhel_productivity:5 |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.6-1.el5_8 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_productivity:5 |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.6-1.el5_8 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.6-1.el6_3 |
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 50.1.0-1.1 | 50.1.0-1.1 |
MozillaThunderbirdopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 45.5.1-1.1 | 45.5.1-1.1 |
firefox-esropenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 128.5.1-1.1 | 128.5.1-1.1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
secunia.com/advisories/49977
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=754044
securitytracker.com/id?1027256
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1088.html
osvdb.org/84002
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ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1509-2
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00011.html
mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-49.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16920
securityfocus.com/bid/54576
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1959
github.com/advisories/GHSA-942g-57h9-xx24
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1088
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=838879
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2012/rhsa-2012_1088.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1948
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5913
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