Privilege escalation vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird related to addon handlingID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:3202 | Date: (C)2011-11-23 (M)2024-05-22 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: macos |
The host is installed with Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.24 or Thunderbird before 3.1.6 and is prone to privilege escalation vulnerability. A flaw is present in the applications, which fail to properly handle XPCNativeWrappers during calls to the loadSubScript method in an add-on. Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site.
Platform: |
Apple Mac OS 14 |
Apple Mac OS 13 |
Apple Mac OS 12 |
Apple Mac OS 11 |
Apple Mac OS X 10.15 |
Apple Mac OS X 10.14 |
Apple Mac OS X 10.13 |
Apple Mac OS X 10.11 |
Apple Mac OS X 10.12 |
Product: |
Mozilla Firefox |
Mozilla Thunderbird |