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title: "CVE-2012-4192\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-4192

Publication date 10 October 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**High**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Mozilla Firefox 16.0, Thunderbird 16.0, and SeaMonkey 2.13 allow remote
attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and read the properties of a
Location object via a crafted web site, a related issue to CVE-2012-4193.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-4192?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| firefox | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| thunderbird | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

Mozilla plans push out on 2012-10-11.

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### [micahg](https://launchpad.net/~micahg)

this CVE was for the 16 regression

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4192)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4192)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-4192)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4192)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1608-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1608-1)
+ Firefox vulnerabilities
+ 11 October 2012

+ [USN-1611-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1611-1)
+ Thunderbird vulnerabilities
+ 12 October 2012

### Other references

* <http://www.thespanner.co.uk/2012/10/10/firefox-knows-what-your-friends-did-last-summer/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4192>