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CVE-2011-2980

Published: 18 August 2011

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
Windows only

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
firefox
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid
Released (3.6.20+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1)
maverick
Released (3.6.20+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1)
natty
Released (6.0+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1)
upstream
Released (3.6.20, 6.0)
seamonkey
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid Ignored

maverick Ignored

natty Ignored

upstream Needs triage

thunderbird
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid
Released (3.1.13+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1)
maverick
Released (3.1.13+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1)
natty
Released (3.1.13+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1)
upstream
Released (3.1.12)
xulrunner-1.9.2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid
Released (1.9.2.20+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1)
maverick
Released (1.9.2.20+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1)
natty Ignored

upstream
Released (1.9.2.20)
xulrunner-2.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

maverick Does not exist

natty Ignored

upstream Needs triage