Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, and Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in a root directory.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.1
No CVSS v3.0
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
The EPSS score is 0.0006.
Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.
Affected Vendors & Products
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| Microsoft |
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| Mozilla |
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2012-3918 | Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, and Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in a root directory. |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Vendors & Products |
Mozilla firefox Esr
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Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T20:21:04.121Z
Reserved: 2012-07-11T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-3974
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2012-08-29T10:56:41.083
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2012-3974
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD