CVE-2012-3974 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious executable in a root directory, exploiting an untrusted search path in the installer.
- 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-2012-3974?
CVE-2012-3974 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 29 Aug 2012. 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3974?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Thunderbird Esr.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3974?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3974 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2012-3974 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3974 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2pj2-w39h-8vvq.