CVE-2012-5837

Publication date 21 November 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The Web Developer Toolbar in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 executes script with chrome privileges, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted string.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 12.10 quantal
Fixed 17.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.10.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 17.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 17.0+build2-0ubuntu0.11.10.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 17.0+build2-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
seamonkey 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
thunderbird 12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
xulrunner-1.9.2 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
xulrunner-2.0 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes

jdstrand

xulrunner-1.9.2 unmaintained upstream (see README.mozilla for details)

micahg

Firefox only per MFSA

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1638-1
    • Firefox vulnerabilities
    • 21 November 2012

Other references