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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade thunderbirdUpgrade seamonkeyUpgrade linux-thunderbirdUpgrade firefoxUpgrade linux-firefox | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-client/mozilla-firefox.Upgrade dev-libs/nss.Upgrade www-client/seamonkey-bin.Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird-bin.Upgrade www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin.Upgrade mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-bin.Upgrade mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird.Upgrade www-client/icecat.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird.Upgrade net-libs/xulrunner.Upgrade www-client/seamonkey.Upgrade net-libs/xulrunner-bin.Upgrade www-client/firefox. | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 18, 2011 |
| Mfsa2011 30 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 3.6.20 | Aug 19, 2011 | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 3.1.12 | Feb 22, 2012 | Aug 18, 2011 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade mozilla-xulrunner192-32bitUpgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade mozilla-xulrunner192Upgrade mozilla-xulrunner192-develUpgrade mozilla-xulrunner192-translationsUpgrade mozilla-xulrunner192-gnome-32bitUpgrade mozilla-xulrunner192-gnomeUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translationsUpgrade mozilla-xulrunner192-x86Upgrade mozilla-xulrunner192-translations-32bitUpgrade MozillaFirefox-devel | Feb 17, 2015 | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade xulrunner-1.9.2Upgrade firefoxUpgrade thunderbird | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 18, 2011 |
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