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CVE-2010-3131 Detail

Current 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.


View Analysis Description

Evaluator Description

Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html CWE-426 - 'Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability'

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/41095 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/41095 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/41168 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/41168 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14730 Exploit 
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14730 Exploit 
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14783 Exploit 
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14783 Exploit 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-52.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-52.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513324/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513324/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2169 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2169 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2201
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2201
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2323 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2323 Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=579593
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=579593
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12143
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12143

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-3131
NVD Published Date:
08/26/2010
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE