CVE-2010-3182

Description

A certain application-launch script in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.14 and 3.6.x before 3.6.11, Thunderbird before 3.0.9 and 3.1.x before 3.1.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.9 on Linux places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.

6.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0782.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0896.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:210	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44251	vdb entry
http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0781.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42867	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:211	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0061	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-998-1	vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100114250
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100120156
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-71.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-997-1	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=590753
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/050077.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0861.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0780.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/050154.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13844	signature vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3182?: CVE-2010-3182 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3182?: To fix CVE-2010-3182, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-3182 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-3182 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.