CVE-2010-3131

N/A Unknown
Published: August 26, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.12 and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, Thunderbird before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.7 on Windows XP allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll that is located in the same folder as a .htm, .html, .jtx, .mfp, or .eml file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/41095
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41168
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14730
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14783
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-52.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513324/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2169
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2201
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2323
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=579593
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12143
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/41095
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41168
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14730
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14783
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-52.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513324/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2169
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2201
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2323
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=579593
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12143
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
22.1%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mozilla