CVE-2011-2980

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the ThinkPadSensor::Startup function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12, allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging write access in an unspecified directory to place a Trojan horse DLL that is loaded into the running Firefox process.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:127	vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-30.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00027.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00023.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14436	vdb entry signature
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=642469	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2980?: CVE-2011-2980 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2980?: To fix CVE-2011-2980, 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-2011-2980 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-2980 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.

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