Vulnerability   
Search   
    Search 324607 CVE descriptions
and 146377 test descriptions,
access 10,000+ cross references.
Tests   CVE   All  

Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2012.101
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2012-101) - Linux
Summary:This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.
Description:Summary:
This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.

Vulnerability Insight:
Improper character decoding in HZ-GB-2312 charset
Security researcher Masato Kinugawa found when HZ-GB-2312 charset encoding is used for text, the '~
' character will destroy another character near the chunk delimiter. This can lead to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack in pages encoded in HZ-GB-2312.

Affected Software/OS:
Firefox version(s) below 17.

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the reference(s) for more information.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-4207
BugTraq ID: 56632
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56632
Debian Security Information: DSA-2583 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2583
Debian Security Information: DSA-2584 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2584
Debian Security Information: DSA-2588 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2588
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:173
http://osvdb.org/87587
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16955
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1482
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1482.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1483
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1483.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51359
http://secunia.com/advisories/51360
http://secunia.com/advisories/51369
http://secunia.com/advisories/51370
http://secunia.com/advisories/51381
http://secunia.com/advisories/51434
http://secunia.com/advisories/51439
http://secunia.com/advisories/51440
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2012:1592 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1583 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00090.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1585 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00092.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1586 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:0175 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00022.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1636-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-3
XForce ISS Database: firefox-hzgb2312-xss(80179)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80179
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH

This is only one of 146377 vulnerability tests in our test suite. Find out more about running a complete security audit.

To run a free test of this vulnerability against your system, register below.




© 1998-2025 E-Soft Inc. All rights reserved.