CVE-2011-2980 json
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the ThinkPadSensor::Startup function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12…
published 2011-08-18 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-2948
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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bugzilla.mozilla.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=642469
patch
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:127
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00027.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00023.html
vendor-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-30.html
vendor-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14436
vdb-entry, signature
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-2980
- NVD CVE-2011-2980
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