CVE-2010-3131
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.12 and 3.6.x before 3.6.9,...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2010-3131- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-3131- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-3131 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2010-3131- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4qrh-29x8-rv94 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.12 and 3.6.x before 3.6.9,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-4qrh-29x8-rv94- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Mozilla Firefox 3.6.8 - 'dwmapi.dll' DLL Hijacking | 2010-08-24 |
| Exploit-DB | Mozilla Thunderbird - 'dwmapi.dll' DLL Hijacking | 2010-08-25 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-3131 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published August 26, 2010. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.9%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/41095
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00002.html
exploit-db.com/exploits/14783
securityfocus.com/archive/1/513324/100/0/threaded
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2201
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mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-52.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12143
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=579593
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3131
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4qrh-29x8-rv94