CVE-2010-3181 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the current working directory of Mozilla applications on Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-3181?
CVE-2010-3181 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 21 Oct 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.14 and 3.6.x before 3.6.11, Thunderbird before 3.0.9 and 3.1.x before 3.1.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.9 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3181?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3181?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3181 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2010-3181 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3181 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v7m3-f6xr-3cr8.