7.2
HIGH
CVE-2011-2980
Lenovo ThinkPadSensor DLL Search Path Privilege Escalation
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 18, 2011, 6:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 19, 2017, 1:33 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-2980 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla thunderbird
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2011-2980.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00023.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00027.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:127
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-30.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=642469 Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14436

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-2980 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14436 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14436 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2011

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-2980 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.79 }} 0.00%

score

0.86164

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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Authentication
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