HIGH
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
Published Aug 26, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 22.86%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
OR
- ≤ 2.0.6
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.1
- 1.1
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.6
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.9
- 1.1.10
- 1.1.11
- 1.1.12
- 1.1.13
- 1.1.14
- 1.1.15
- 1.1.16
- 1.1.17
- 1.1.18
- 1.1.19
- 1.5.0.8
- 1.5.0.9
- 1.5.0.10
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0a1pre
Configuration 3
OR
- ≤ 3.0.6
- 0.1
- 0.2
- 0.3
- 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.7
- 0.7.1
- 0.7.2
- 0.7.3
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 1.5.0.1
- 1.5.0.2
- 1.5.0.3
- 1.5.0.4
- 1.5.0.5
- 1.5.0.6
- 1.5.0.7
- 1.5.0.8
- 1.5.0.9
- 1.5.0.10
- 1.5.0.11
- 1.5.0.12
- 1.5.0.13
- 1.5.0.14
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
- 2.0
- 2.0.0.0
- 2.0.0.1
- 2.0.0.2
- 2.0.0.3
- 2.0.0.4
- 2.0.0.5
- 2.0.0.6
- 2.0.0.7
- 2.0.0.8
- 2.0.0.9
- 2.0.0.12
- 2.0.0.14
- 2.0.0.16
- 2.0.0.17
- 2.0.0.18
- 2.0.0.19
- 2.0.0.21
- 2.0.0.22
- 2.0.0.23
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
Configuration 4
OR
- ≤ 3.5.11
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 1.5.0.1
- 1.5.0.2
- 1.5.0.3
- 1.5.0.4
- 1.5.0.5
- 1.5.0.6
- 1.5.0.7
- 1.5.0.8
- 1.5.0.9
- 1.5.0.10
- 1.5.0.11
- 1.5.0.12
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
- 1.5.3
- 1.5.4
- 1.5.5
- 1.5.6
- 1.5.7
- 1.5.8
- 2.0
- 2.0.0.1
- 2.0.0.2
- 2.0.0.3
- 2.0.0.4
- 2.0.0.5
- 2.0.0.6
- 2.0.0.7
- 2.0.0.8
- 2.0.0.9
- 2.0.0.10
- 2.0.0.11
- 2.0.0.12
- 2.0.0.13
- 2.0.0.14
- 2.0.0.15
- 2.0.0.16
- 2.0.0.17
- 2.0.0.18
- 2.0.0.19
- 2.0.0.20
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.9
- 3.0.10
- 3.0.11
- 3.0.12
- 3.0.13
- 3.0.14
- 3.0.15
- 3.0.16
- 3.0.17
- 3.5
- 3.5.1
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.3
- 3.5.4
- 3.5.5
- 3.5.6
- 3.5.7
- 3.5.8
- 3.5.9
- 3.5.10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
22.86% 0.22859
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.22859
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 22.86% (0.22859) | 97.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 22.11% (0.22109) | 97.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 5, 2026 | 10.22% (0.10225) | 93.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 11.24% (0.11238) | 93.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 5, 2025 | 13.77% (0.13772) | 93.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 25.41% (0.25412) | 95.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 30.50% (0.30495) | 94.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 25.41% (0.25412) | 95.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 12, 2025 | 24.22% (0.24216) | 96.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 22.27% (0.22274) | 96.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2024 | 14.02% (0.14020) | 95.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 14.88% (0.14882) | 95.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 15.22% (0.15217) | 94.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 24.81% (0.24806) | 96.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 24.81% (0.24806) | 95.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41095 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41168 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14730 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14783 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-52.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513324/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2169 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2201 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2323 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=579593 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12143 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 26, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 26, 2010
Link CVE-2010-3131
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a