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.
CVE-2012-3973
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 91.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 29, 2012
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (20)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00028.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00011.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00014.html
- cve@mitrehttp://osvdb.org/85005
- cve@mitrehttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-66.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55308
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-1
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1548-2
- cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757128
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17039
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00028.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00011.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00014.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/85005
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-66.html
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| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | firefox (15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1) @ lucid | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
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