CVE-2012-0450 json
Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 9.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.7 on Linux and Mac OS X set weak permissions for Firefox Recovery Key.html, which mi…
published 2012-02-01 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-0482
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 9.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.7 on Linux and Mac OS X set weak permissions for Firefox Recovery Key.html, which might allow local users to read a Firefox Sync key via standard filesystem operations.
Exploit prediction
0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:013
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00011.html
vendor-advisory
-
mozilla.org
/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-09.html
vendor-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14670
vdb-entry, signature
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osvdb.org
/78741
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/72869
vdb-entry
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=716868
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-0450
- NVD CVE-2012-0450
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