CVE-2011-2980

Published Aug 18, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-2948 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:22 PM
Reserved
Aug 1, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 18, 2011, 6:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:32 PM