Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Thunderbird before 16.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.13 do not properly perform a cast of an unspecified variable during use of the instanceof operator on a JavaScript object, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a crafted web site.
                
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Advisories
    | Source | ID | Title | 
|---|---|---|
|  EUVD | EUVD-2012-3933 | Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Thunderbird before 16.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.13 do not properly perform a cast of an unspecified variable during use of the instanceof operator on a JavaScript object, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a crafted web site. | 
|  Ubuntu USN | USN-1600-1 | Firefox vulnerabilities | 
|  Ubuntu USN | USN-1611-1 | Thunderbird vulnerabilities | 
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T20:21:04.109Z
Reserved: 2012-07-11T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-3989
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Deferred
Published: 2012-10-10T17:55:01.847
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2012-3989
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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