Privilege escalation vulnerability in browser engine in Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey via a javascript: URL| ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:4915 | Date: (C)2012-03-30 (M)2024-03-27 |
| Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
The host is installed with Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.28, 4.x through 10.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, Thunderbird before 3.1.20, 5.0 through 10.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, or SeaMonkey before 2.8 and is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. A flaw is present in the applications, which fail to properly restrict setting the home page through the dragging of a URL to the home button. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.
| Platform: |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 |
| Microsoft Windows 11 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
| Microsoft Windows Vista |
| Microsoft Windows 7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows 10 |
| Product: |
| Mozilla Firefox |
| Mozilla Thunderbird |
| Mozilla SeaMonkey |
