CVE-2012-3993

Exp

The Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, Thunderbird before 16.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.13 does not properly interact with failures of InstallTrigger methods, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site, related to an "XrayWrapper pollution" issue.

Published: 2012-10-10 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-3993 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 42.61%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-3993

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
30474 exploit_db edb 2013-08-06 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3993

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 80.84% 42.61% -38.23%
2 2025-11-15 81.83% 80.84% -0.99%
3 2025-10-05 — 81.83% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-3993

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-3993

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-3993

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2012-3993: 1 GLSA(s) (201301-01), 14 atom(s) (dev-libs/nss, mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird, …); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-3993
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3993
suse medium CVE-2012-3993 severity moderate: SUSE including 71 source package names (MozillaFirefox, MozillaFirefox-10.0.9-0.3.1, …), 122 product×package rows across 43 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 6, … (43 product lines)): Fixed 91, Known Not Affected 31. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3993/
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-3993 medium priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (firefox, seamonkey, thunderbird, xulrunner-1.9.2), 36 status rows across 9 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): released 17, DNE 9, ignored 9, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3993

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-3993

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla firefox 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 10.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 10.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 10.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 10.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 10.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 10.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 10.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 10.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 10.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 10.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 10.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 10.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:10.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox <= 15.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:preview_release:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 1.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-3993

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00010.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/86111 Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1351.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50856 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50892 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50904 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50935 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50936 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50984 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55318 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:163 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-83.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56119 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1611-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=768101 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79153 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16718 Third Party Advisory
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