CVE-2011-2980
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the ThinkPadSensor::Startup function in Mozilla Firefox...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the ThinkPadSensor::Startup function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12, 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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Untrusted search path vulnerability in the ThinkPadSensor::Startup function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12, 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.
- Record
CVE-2011-2980- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the ThinkPadSensor::Startup function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12, 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.
- Record
CVE-2011-2980- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2948 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the ThinkPadSensor::Startup function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12, 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.
- Record
EUVD-2011-2948- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r3cm-vcqx-c6pp No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the ThinkPadSensor::Startup function in Mozilla Firefox...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the ThinkPadSensor::Startup function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12, 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.
- Record
GHSA-r3cm-vcqx-c6pp- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-2980 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Mozilla Firefox, published August 18, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:127
mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-30.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00027.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14436
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=642469
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2980
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r3cm-vcqx-c6pp