CVE - CVE-2012-3974

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-3974	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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CONFIRM:http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-67.html CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=770478 CONFIRM:http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf SUSE:SUSE-SU-2012:1167 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00014.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2012:1157 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00011.html BID:55312 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55312 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16692 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16692
Assigning CNA
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Date Entry Created
20120711	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20120711)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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