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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802149
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability (Windows)
Summary:The host is installed with Mozilla firefox and is prone to; untrusted search path vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
The host is installed with Mozilla firefox and is prone to
untrusted search path vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to error in 'ThinkPadSensor::Startup' allows local
users to gain privileges by leveraging write access in an unspecified
directory to place a Trojan horse DLL that is loaded into the running
Firefox process.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will let attackers to execute arbitrary code in the
context of the affected application.

Affected Software/OS:
Mozilla Firefox version before 3.6.20

Solution:
Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 3.6.20 or later.

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 49217
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-2980
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:127
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14436
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2011:037 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00023.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2011:0967 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00027.html
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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