MEDIUM
Mozilla: Installer will launch incorrect executable following new installation (MFSA 2012-67)
Published Aug 29, 2012
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.30%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, and Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in a root directory.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
AND
OR
- ≤ 14.0
- 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
- 1.4.1
- 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
- 1.8
- 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
- 3.5.11
- 3.5.12
- 3.5.13
- 3.5.14
- 3.5.15
- 3.6
- 3.6.2
- 3.6.3
- 3.6.4
- 3.6.6
- 3.6.7
- 3.6.8
- 3.6.9
- 3.6.10
- 3.6.11
- 3.6.12
- 3.6.13
- 3.6.14
- 3.6.15
- 3.6.16
- 3.6.17
- 3.6.18
- 3.6.19
- 3.6.20
- 3.6.21
- 3.6.22
- 3.6.23
- 3.6.24
- 3.6.25
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 5.0
- 5.0.1
- 6.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 7.0
- 7.0.1
- 8.0
- 8.0.1
- 9.0
- 9.0.1
- 10.0
- 10.0.1
- 10.0.2
- 11.0
- 12.0
- 12.0
- 13.0
Configuration 2
AND
Configuration 3
AND
OR
- ≤ 14.0
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 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
- 1.7.1
- 1.7.3
- 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
- 2.0.0.11
- 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
- 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
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.9
- 3.0.10
- 3.0.11
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.1.5
- 3.1.6
- 3.1.7
- 3.1.8
- 3.1.9
- 3.1.10
- 3.1.11
- 3.1.12
- 3.1.13
- 3.1.14
- 3.1.15
- 3.1.16
- 3.1.17
- 3.1.18
- 3.1.19
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 7.0
- 7.0.1
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 9.0.1
- 10.0
- 10.0.1
- 10.0.2
- 10.0.3
- 10.0.4
- 11.0
- 12.0
- 13.0
Configuration 4
AND
OR
- 10.0
- 10.0.1
- 10.0.2
- 10.0.3
- 10.0.4
- 10.0.5
- 10.0.6
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the version of Firefox and Thunderbird package, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
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.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
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.
0.30% 0.00296
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00296
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00296) | 20.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00296) | 21.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 15.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 16.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00011.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-67.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55312 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3974 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=770478 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=851927 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3974
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16692 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3974
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00011.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00014.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-67.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55312 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3974 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=770478 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=851927 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3974 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16692 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3974 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 29, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jul 11, 2012
Link CVE-2012-3974
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a