CVE-2012-3974: Medium severity microsoft windows operating system vulnerability

Published Aug 29, 2012
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

535 affected components
All of the following
Microsoft Windows
Any of the following
Mozilla Firefox<=14.0
Mozilla Firefox=1.0
Mozilla Firefox=1.0-preview_release
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.4.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.8
Mozilla Firefox=2.0
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.13
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.14
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.15
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.16
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.17
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.18
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.19
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.20
Mozilla Firefox=3.0
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.13
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.16
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.17
Mozilla Firefox=3.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.11
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.12
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.13
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.11
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.12
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.13
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.16
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.17
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.18
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.19
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.20
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.21
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.22
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.23
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.24
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.25
Mozilla Firefox=4.0
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta1
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta10
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta11
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta12
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta2
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta3
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta4
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta5
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta6
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta7
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta8
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta9
Mozilla Firefox=4.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=5.0
Mozilla Firefox=5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=6.0
Mozilla Firefox=6.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=6.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=7.0
Mozilla Firefox=7.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=8.0
Mozilla Firefox=8.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=9.0
Mozilla Firefox=9.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=10.0
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=11.0
Mozilla Firefox=12.0
Mozilla Firefox=12.0-beta6
Mozilla Firefox=13.0
All of the following
Any of the following
Mozilla Firefox=10.0
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.6
Microsoft Windows
All of the following
Any of the following
Mozilla Thunderbird<=14.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.5-beta
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5-beta2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.10
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.12
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.13
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.14
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.7.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.7.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.12
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.13
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.14
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.15
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.16
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.17
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.18
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.19
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.20
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.21
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.22
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.23
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.10
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.10
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.12
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.13
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.14
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.15
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.16
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.17
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.18
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.19
Mozilla Thunderbird=5.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=6.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=6.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=6.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=7.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=7.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=8.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=9.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=9.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=11.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=12.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=13.0
Microsoft Windows
All of the following
Any of the following
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.6
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Mozilla Firefox<=14.0
Mozilla Firefox=1.0
Mozilla Firefox=1.0-preview_release
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.4.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.8
Mozilla Firefox=2.0
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.13
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.14
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.15
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.16
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.17
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.18
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.19
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.20
Mozilla Firefox=3.0
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.13
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.16
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.17
Mozilla Firefox=3.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.11
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.12
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.13
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.11
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.12
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.13
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.16
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.17
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.18
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.19
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.20
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.21
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.22
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.23
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.24
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.25
Mozilla Firefox=4.0
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta1
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta10
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta11
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta12
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta2
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta3
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta4
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta5
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta6
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta7
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta8
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta9
Mozilla Firefox=4.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=5.0
Mozilla Firefox=5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=6.0
Mozilla Firefox=6.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=6.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=7.0
Mozilla Firefox=7.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=8.0
Mozilla Firefox=8.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=9.0
Mozilla Firefox=9.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=10.0
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=11.0
Mozilla Firefox=12.0
Mozilla Firefox=12.0-beta6
Mozilla Firefox=13.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR=10.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR=10.0.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR=10.0.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR=10.0.3
Mozilla Firefox ESR=10.0.4
Mozilla Firefox ESR=10.0.5
Mozilla Firefox ESR=10.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird<=14.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.5-beta
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5-beta2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.10
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.12
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.13
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.0.14
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.5.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.7.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=1.7.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.12
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.13
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.14
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.15
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.16
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.17
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.18
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.19
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.20
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.21
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.22
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.23
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.10
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.6
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.9
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.10
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.11
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.12
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.13
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.14
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.15
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.16
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.17
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.18
Mozilla Thunderbird=3.1.19
Mozilla Thunderbird=5.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=6.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=6.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=6.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=7.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=7.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=8.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=9.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=9.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=11.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=12.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=13.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=10.0.6

Event History

Aug 29, 2012
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3974?

CVE-2012-3974 has been classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.

2

How do I fix CVE-2012-3974?

To mitigate CVE-2012-3974, update Mozilla Firefox to version 15.0 or later, or upgrade to the corresponding latest version of Thunderbird.

3

Which versions of Firefox are affected by CVE-2012-3974?

Firefox versions prior to 15.0 are affected by CVE-2012-3974, including all versions from 1.0 to 14.0.

4

Is Thunderbird also affected by CVE-2012-3974?

Yes, Thunderbird versions prior to 15.0, including versions from 1.0 to 14.0, are impacted by CVE-2012-3974.

5

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2012-3974?

CVE-2012-3974 is an untrusted search path vulnerability that allows local users to gain elevated privileges.

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