CVE-2012-0479
CVE-2012-0479 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 4.3)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (81st percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Affected product: Mozilla Firefox
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, Thunderbird 5.0 through 11.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.9 allow remote attackers to spoof the address bar via an https URL for invalid (1) RSS or (2) Atom XML content.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-0479?
- Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, Thunderbird 5.0 through 11.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.9 allow remote attackers to spoof the address bar via an https URL for invalid (1) RSS or (2) Atom XML content.
- How severe is CVE-2012-0479?
- CVE-2012-0479 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2012-0479 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (81st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2012-0479?
- CVE-2012-0479 primarily affects Mozilla Firefox. In total, 162 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2012-0479?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2012-0479 published?
- CVE-2012-0479 was published on 2012-04-25 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48920
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48922
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48972
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49047
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49055
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2457
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2458
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2464
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:066
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:081
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-33.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53224
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=714631
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75156
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17011
Affected products (162)
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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