# CVE-2012-3974: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-08-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55312
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-67.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16692
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=770478
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00011.html
- http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf

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