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MFSA2012-67 Firefox: Installer will launch incorrect executable following new installation (CVE-2012-3974)

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MFSA2012-67 Firefox: Installer will launch incorrect executable following new installation (CVE-2012-3974)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/29/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/30/2012
Modified
04/05/2017

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-firefox-esr-upgrade-10_0_7
  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-15_0

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