Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-1943
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Updater.exe in the Windows Updater Service in Mozilla Firefox 12.0, Thunderbird 12.0, and SeaMonkey 2.9 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wsock32.dll file in an application directory.
Products affected by CVE-2012-1943
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1943
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 12 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-1943
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6.9
|
MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.4
|
10.0
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2012-1943
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=750850
750850 - (CVE-2012-1943) Updater.exe loads wsock32.dll from application directory
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-35.html
Privilege escalation through Mozilla Updater and Windows Updater Service — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16924
Repository / Oval Repository
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00012.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0746-1: important: Security update for
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