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CVE-2012-1942 Details
Description
The Mozilla Updater and Windows Updater Service in Mozilla Firefox 12.0, Thunderbird 12.0, and SeaMonkey 2.9 on Windows allow local users to gain privileges by loading a DLL file in a privileged context.
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.
No data available for CVSS Version 2.0 on this CVE.
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Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-264 | Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| mozilla firefox | 12.0 |
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| mozilla seamonkey | 2.9 |
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| mozilla thunderbird | 12.0 |
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| microsoft windows | All versions |
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Change History
7 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Status Change | [email protected] |
| Nov 21, 2024 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| May 14, 2024 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Dec 29, 2017 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Sep 19, 2017 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Jun 6, 2012 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |