Description
A certain application-launch script in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.14 and 3.6.x before 3.6.11, Thunderbird before 3.0.9 and 3.1.x before 3.1.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.9 on Linux places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | firefox | 3.6.12-1.el6_0 | RHSA-2010:0861 |
| RHEL 6 | thunderbird | 3.1.6-1.el6_0 | RHSA-2010:0896 |
| RHEL 6 | xulrunner +1 | 1.9.2.12-1.el6_0 | RHSA-2010:0861 |
| RHEL 5 | firefox | 3.6.11-2.el5 | RHSA-2010:0782 |
| RHEL 5 | nss +3 | 3.12.8-1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0782 |
| RHEL 5 | thunderbird | 2.0.0.24-9.el5 | RHSA-2010:0780 |
| RHEL 5 | xulrunner +1 | 1.9.2.11-2.el5 | RHSA-2010:0782 |
| RHEL 4 | firefox | 3.6.11-2.el4 | RHSA-2010:0782 |
| RHEL 4 | nss +2 | 3.12.8-1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0782 |
| RHEL 4 | seamonkey +5 | 1.0.9-64.el4 | RHSA-2010:0781 |
| RHEL 4 | thunderbird | 1.5.0.12-31.el4 | RHSA-2010:0780 |
| RHEL 3 | seamonkey +9 | 1.0.9-0.61.el3 | RHSA-2010:0781 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Productivity 5 | thunderbird | 2.0.0.24-9.el5 | RHSA-2010:0780 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 50.1.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaThunderbird | 45.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | firefox-esr | 128.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 |
Advisories 8
- RHSA-2010:0896 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2010:0861 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2010:0782 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2010:0781 Red Hat Security Advisory: seamonkey security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2010:0780 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- RHSA-2010:0782 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2010:0896 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2010:210 vendor-advisory
- 44251 vdb-entry
- http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox
- RHSA-2010:0781 vendor-advisory
- 42867 third-party-advisory
- MDVSA-2010:211 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2011-0061 vdb-entry
- USN-998-1 vendor-advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100114250
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100120156
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-71.html
- USN-997-1 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=590753
- FEDORA-2010-16897 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2010:0861 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2010:0780 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2010-16885 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13844 vdb-entry signature