CVE-2011-2980

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 18, 2011
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

Related CVEs from 2011

CVE-2011-29819.3The event-management implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, SeaMonkey 2.x, Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12, and possibly other produ CVE-2011-298210.0Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, Thunderbird 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.12, SeaMonke CVE-2011-29834.3Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, Thunderbird 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.12, SeaMonkey 1.x and 2.x, and possibly other products does not properly h CVE-2011-298410.0Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, SeaMonkey 2.x, Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12, and possibly other products does not properly handle the droppi CVE-2011-298510.0Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6, SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3,CVE-2011-29865.0Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6, SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3, and possibly other products, when the Direct2D (aka D2D) API CVE-2011-298710.0Heap-based buffer overflow in Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine (ANGLE), as used in the WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x throug CVE-2011-298810.0Buffer overflow in an unspecified string class in the WebGL shader implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6, Se CVE-2011-298910.0The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 5, SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3, Thunderbird before 6, and possibly other products does not pr CVE-2011-29905.0The implementation of Content Security Policy (CSP) violation reports in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 5, SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3, and possib CVE-2011-299110.0The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 5, SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3, Thunderbird before 6, and possibly other products does not pr CVE-2011-299210.0The Ogg reader in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 5, SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3, Thunderbird before 6, and possibly other pr