Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.12 and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, Thunderbird before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.7 on Windows XP allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll that is located in the same folder as a .htm, .html, .jtx, .mfp, or .eml file.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 9.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41095Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41168Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14730Exploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14783Exploit
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-52.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513324/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2169Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2201
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2323Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=579593
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12143
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41095Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41168Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14730Exploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14783Exploit
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-52.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513324/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2169Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2201
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2323Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=579593
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12143
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 26, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified