Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17039
Revision Date:2014-10-06Version:18
Title:The debugger in the developer-tools subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, when remote debugging is disabled, does not properly restrict access to the remote-debugging service, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging the presence of the HTTPMonitor extension and connecting to that service through the HTTPMonitor port.
Description:The debugger in the developer-tools subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, when remote debugging is disabled, does not properly restrict access to the remote-debugging service, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging the presence of the HTTPMonitor extension and connecting to that service through the HTTPMonitor port.
Family:windowsClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2012-3973
Platform(s):Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
Product(s):Mozilla Firefox
Definition Synopsis
  • Mozilla Firefox Mainline release is installed
  • AND Mozilla Firefox Mainline version is less than or equal to 14.0
  • AND Mozilla Firefox Mainline version is greater than or equal to 1.0
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