CVE-2010-3181: Medium severity firefox vulnerability

Published Oct 21, 2010
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Updated

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.14 and 3.6.x before 3.6.11, Thunderbird before 3.0.9 and 3.1.x before 3.1.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.9 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.

Affected Software

221 affected components
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.5.0.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.17
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-alpha_2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0-beta
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1-alpha
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-rc2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-alpha_3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0-alpha
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.12
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.14
Mozilla SeaMonkey<=2.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-beta_2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.11
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-alpha_1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.5.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1-beta
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.5.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.15
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.16
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-beta_1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.19
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0-rc1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.13
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.18
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=2.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.21
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.18
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.16
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.10
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5-beta2
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.13
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.12
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.22
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.14
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.17
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.23
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.12
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.14
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird<=3.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.7.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.19
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta2
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.17
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta1
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.4
Mozilla Firefox<=3.5.13
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.11
Mozilla Firefox=1.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.16
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.6
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.17
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=1.0
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=2.0
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.15
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.12
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.13
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.18
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.0-preview_release
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.20
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.19
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.13
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.16
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.3

Event History

Oct 21, 2010
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:12 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:12 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3181?

The severity of CVE-2010-3181 is considered to be moderate, as it allows local users to gain elevated privileges.

2

How do I fix CVE-2010-3181?

To fix CVE-2010-3181, users should upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey that has addressed the vulnerability.

3

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3181?

CVE-2010-3181 affects Mozilla Firefox versions before 3.5.14, Thunderbird before 3.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.9.

4

What systems are impacted by CVE-2010-3181?

CVE-2010-3181 impacts Windows systems running the vulnerable versions of Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2010-3181?

The most effective workaround for CVE-2010-3181 is to avoid running potentially unsafe applications in directories where these browsers are executed.

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