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CVE-2012-3980

The web console in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird...

9.3 HighFix available

The web console in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, and Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site that injects this code and triggers an eval operation.

Exploit likelihood

2.35%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

The web console in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, and Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site that injects this code and triggers an eval operation.

Record
CVE-2012-3980
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The web console in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, and Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site that injects this code and triggers an eval operation.

Record
CVE-2012-3980
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-3924 No score

The web console in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, and Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site that injects this code and triggers an eval operation.

Record
EUVD-2012-3924
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-356v-396g-55j7 No score

The web console in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird...

The web console in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, and Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site that injects this code and triggers an eval operation.

Record
GHSA-356v-396g-55j7
Weakness
CWE-94
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-2024:10230-1 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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el5_8
0:10.0.7-1.el5_8
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el5_8
0:10.0.7-1.el5_8
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:10.0.7-2.el5_8
0:10.0.7-2.el5_8
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:10.0.7-2.el5_8
0:10.0.7-2.el5_8
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:10.0.7-2.el5_8
0:10.0.7-2.el5_8
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:10.0.7-2.el5_8
0:10.0.7-2.el5_8
xulrunner-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:10.0.7-2.el5_8
0:10.0.7-2.el5_8
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el5_8
0:10.0.7-1.el5_8
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el5_8
0:10.0.7-1.el5_8
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:10.0.7-2.el5_8
0:10.0.7-2.el5_8
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:10.0.7-2.el5_8
0:10.0.7-2.el5_8
xulrunner-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:10.0.7-2.el5_8
0:10.0.7-2.el5_8
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
xulrunner-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
xulrunner-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
xulrunner-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
xulrunner-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
thunderbird
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el5_8
0:10.0.7-1.el5_8
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el5_8
0:10.0.7-1.el5_8
thunderbird
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el5_8
0:10.0.7-1.el5_8
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el5_8
0:10.0.7-1.el5_8
thunderbird
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
thunderbird
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
thunderbird
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
0:10.0.7-1.el6_3
MozillaFirefox
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 50.1.0-1.1
50.1.0-1.1
MozillaThunderbird
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 45.5.1-1.1
45.5.1-1.1
firefox-esr
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 128.5.1-1.1
128.5.1-1.1

History

History
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In short

CVE-2012-3980 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published August 29, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.35%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in firefox 0:10.0.7-1.el5_8.

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