CVE-2010-3182

N/A Unknown
Published: October 21, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

A certain application-launch script 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 Linux places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/050077.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/050154.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/42867
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100114250
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100120156
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:210
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:211
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-71.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0780.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0781.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0782.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0861.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0896.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44251
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-997-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-998-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0061
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=590753
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13844
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/050077.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/050154.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/42867
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100114250
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100120156
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:210
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:211
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-71.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0780.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0781.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0782.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0861.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0896.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44251
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-997-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-998-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0061
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=590753
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13844
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
20th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mozilla