Vulnerabilities > CVE-2013-1712 - Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey

047910
CVSS 6.9 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
mozilla
microsoft
nessus

Summary

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in updater.exe in Mozilla Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 23.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, Thunderbird before 17.0.8, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.8 on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in (1) the update directory or (2) the current working directory. Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Mozilla
432
OS
Microsoft
5

Nessus

  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idMOZILLA_THUNDERBIRD_1708_ESR.NASL
    descriptionThe installed version of Thunderbird ESR 17.x is earlier than 17.0.8 and is, therefore, potentially affected the following vulnerabilities: - Various errors exist that could allow memory corruption conditions. (CVE-2013-1701) - Errors exist related to the update service and
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id69271
    published2013-08-08
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/69271
    titleMozilla Thunderbird ESR 17.x < 17.0.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_MOZILLAFIREFOX-130810.NASL
    descriptionThis update to Firefox 17.0.8esr (bnc#833389) addresses : - (bmo#855331, bmo#844088, bmo#858060, bmo#870200, bmo#874974, bmo#861530, bmo#854157, bmo#893684, bmo#878703, bmo#862185, bmo#879139, bmo#888107, bmo#880734). (MFSA 2013-63 / CVE-2013-1701 / CVE-2013-1702) Miscellaneous memory safety hazards have been fixed (rv:23.0 / rv:17.0.8) : - (bmo#888314, bmo#888361) Buffer overflow in Mozilla Maintenance Service and Mozilla Updater. (MFSA 2013-66 / CVE-2013-1706 / CVE-2013-1707) - (bmo#848253) Document URI misrepresentation and masquerading. (MFSA 2013-68 / CVE-2013-1709) - (bmo#871368) CRMF requests allow for code execution and XSS attacks. (MFSA 2013-69 / CVE-2013-1710) - (bmo#859072) Further Privilege escalation through Mozilla Updater. (MFSA 2013-71 / CVE-2013-1712) - (bmo#887098) Wrong principal used for validating URI for some JavaScript components. (MFSA 2013-72 / CVE-2013-1713) - (bmo#879787) Same-origin bypass with web workers and XMLHttpRequest. (MFSA 2013-73 / CVE-2013-1714) - (bmo#406541) Local Java applets may read contents of local file system. (MFSA 2013-75 / CVE-2013-1717)
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2013-08-14
    plugin id69344
    published2013-08-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/69344
    titleSuSE 11.2 / 11.3 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (SAT Patch Numbers 8187 / 8191)
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_0998E79D005511E3905B0025905A4771.NASL
    descriptionThe Mozilla Project reports : MFSA 2013-63 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:23.0 / rv:17.0.8) MFSA 2013-64 Use after free mutating DOM during SetBody MFSA 2013-65 Buffer underflow when generating CRMF requests MFSA 2013-66 Buffer overflow in Mozilla Maintenance Service and Mozilla Updater MFSA 2013-67 Crash during WAV audio file decoding MFSA 2013-68 Document URI misrepresentation and masquerading MFSA 2013-69 CRMF requests allow for code execution and XSS attacks MFSA 2013-70 Bypass of XrayWrappers using XBL Scopes MFSA 2013-71 Further Privilege escalation through Mozilla Updater MFSA 2013-72 Wrong principal used for validating URI for some JavaScript components MFSA 2013-73 Same-origin bypass with web workers and XMLHttpRequest MFSA 2013-74 Firefox full and stub installer DLL hijacking MFSA 2013-75 Local Java applets may read contents of local file system
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id69278
    published2013-08-09
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/69278
    titleFreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (0998e79d-0055-11e3-905b-0025905a4771)
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idMOZILLA_FIREFOX_23.NASL
    descriptionThe installed version of Firefox is earlier than 23.0 and is, therefore, potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities : - Various errors exist that could allow memory corruption conditions. (CVE-2013-1701, CVE-2013-1702) - Use-after-free errors exist related to DOM modification when using
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id69269
    published2013-08-08
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/69269
    titleFirefox < 23.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idMOZILLA_FIREFOX_1708_ESR.NASL
    descriptionThe installed version of Firefox ESR 17.x is earlier than 17.0.8, and is, therefore, potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities : - Various errors exist that could allow memory corruption conditions. (CVE-2013-1701) - Errors exist related to the update service and
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id69268
    published2013-08-08
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/69268
    titleFirefox ESR 17.x < 17.0.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idMOZILLA_THUNDERBIRD_1708.NASL
    descriptionThe installed version of Thunderbird is a version prior to 17.0.8 and is, therefore, potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities : - Various errors exist that could allow memory corruption conditions. (CVE-2013-1701, CVE-2013-1702) - Use-after-free errors exist related to DOM modification when using
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id69270
    published2013-08-08
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/69270
    titleMozilla Thunderbird < 17.0.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_MOZILLAFIREFOX-130809.NASL
    descriptionThis update to Firefox 17.0.8esr (bnc#833389) addresses : - (bmo#855331, bmo#844088, bmo#858060, bmo#870200, bmo#874974, bmo#861530, bmo#854157, bmo#893684, bmo#878703, bmo#862185, bmo#879139, bmo#888107, bmo#880734). (MFSA 2013-63 / CVE-2013-1701 / CVE-2013-1702) Miscellaneous memory safety hazards have been fixed (rv:23.0 / rv:17.0.8) : - (bmo#888314, bmo#888361) Buffer overflow in Mozilla Maintenance Service and Mozilla Updater. (MFSA 2013-66 / CVE-2013-1706 / CVE-2013-1707) - (bmo#848253) Document URI misrepresentation and masquerading. (MFSA 2013-68 / CVE-2013-1709) - (bmo#871368) CRMF requests allow for code execution and XSS attacks. (MFSA 2013-69 / CVE-2013-1710) - (bmo#859072) Further Privilege escalation through Mozilla Updater. (MFSA 2013-71 / CVE-2013-1712) - (bmo#887098) Wrong principal used for validating URI for some JavaScript components. (MFSA 2013-72 / CVE-2013-1713) - (bmo#879787) Same-origin bypass with web workers and XMLHttpRequest. (MFSA 2013-73 / CVE-2013-1714) - (bmo#406541) Local Java applets may read contents of local file system. (MFSA 2013-75 / CVE-2013-1717)
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2013-08-14
    plugin id69343
    published2013-08-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/69343
    titleSuSE 11.2 / 11.3 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (SAT Patch Numbers 8187 / 8191)
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201309-23.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201309-23 (Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web page or email, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service condition. Further, a remote attacker could conduct XSS attacks, spoof URLs, bypass address space layout randomization, conduct clickjacking attacks, obtain potentially sensitive information, bypass access restrictions, modify the local filesystem, or conduct other unspecified attacks. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id70183
    published2013-09-28
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/70183
    titleGLSA-201309-23 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities

Oval

accepted2014-10-06T04:02:39.774-04:00
classvulnerability
contributors
  • nameMaria Kedovskaya
    organizationALTX-SOFT
  • nameShane Shaffer
    organizationG2, Inc.
  • nameMaria Kedovskaya
    organizationALTX-SOFT
  • nameMaria Mikhno
    organizationALTX-SOFT
  • nameMaria Mikhno
    organizationALTX-SOFT
  • nameRichard Helbing
    organizationbaramundi software
  • nameEvgeniy Pavlov
    organizationALTX-SOFT
  • nameEvgeniy Pavlov
    organizationALTX-SOFT
  • nameEvgeniy Pavlov
    organizationALTX-SOFT
  • nameEvgeniy Pavlov
    organizationALTX-SOFT
  • nameEvgeniy Pavlov
    organizationALTX-SOFT
  • nameEvgeniy Pavlov
    organizationALTX-SOFT
definition_extensions
  • commentMozilla Firefox Mainline release is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:22259
  • commentMozilla Thunderbird Mainline release is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:22093
  • commentMozilla Firefox ESR is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:22414
  • commentMozilla Thunderbird ESR is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:22216
descriptionMultiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in updater.exe in Mozilla Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 23.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, Thunderbird before 17.0.8, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.8 on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in (1) the update directory or (2) the current working directory.
familywindows
idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:18014
statusaccepted
submitted2013-08-30T10:26:26.748+04:00
titleFurther Privilege escalation through Mozilla Updater
version35