The certificate-warning functionality in browser/components/certerror/content/aboutCertError.xhtml in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 12.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, Thunderbird 5.0 through 12.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.10 does not properly handle attempted clickjacking of the about:certerror page, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to trick users into adding an unintended exception via an IFRAME element.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.2
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade xulrunner-develUpgrade xulrunnerUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefox | Dec 1, 2016 | Jul 18, 2012 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade linux-thunderbirdUpgrade libxulUpgrade firefoxUpgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade seamonkeyUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade linux-firefox | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 2, 2012 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-bin.Upgrade dev-libs/nss.Upgrade mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird.Upgrade www-client/mozilla-firefox.Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird-bin.Upgrade www-client/seamonkey-bin.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird.Upgrade www-client/firefox.Upgrade net-libs/xulrunner.Upgrade net-libs/xulrunner-bin.Upgrade www-client/icecat.Upgrade www-client/seamonkey. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jul 18, 2012 |
| Mfsa2012 54 | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla FirefoxUpgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 10.0.6Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 13.0 | Jul 19, 2012 | Jul 17, 2012 |
| Mozilla Seamonkey | — | Upgrade to Mozilla SeaMonkey version 2.10.0 | Aug 4, 2012 | Jul 18, 2012 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird ESR version 10.0.6Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 13.0Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Thunderbird | Aug 4, 2012 | Jul 18, 2012 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade mail/thunderbird to version 10.0.7-0.175.1.2.0.3.2 on Solaris 11.1 | May 29, 2017 | Jul 18, 2012 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefoxUpgrade xulrunnerUpgrade xulrunner-devel | Oct 16, 2024 | Jul 18, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translationsUpgrade MozillaFirefox-devel | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade firefox | Nov 8, 2024 | Jul 18, 2012 |
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