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CVE-2013-0797

6.9 · MEDIUM

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Mozilla Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 20.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.5, Thunderbird before 17.0.5, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.5, and SeaMonk…

Published Apr 3, 2013mozillaEPSS 0.41%

Overview

CVE-2013-0797 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on April 3, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Mozilla Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 20.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.5, Thunderbird before 17.0.5, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.17 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL file in an unspecified directory.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mozillafirefox0Affected
mozillaseamonkey0Affected

References

Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00013.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00019.htmlRefwww.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-34.htmlRefbugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=830134Refoval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17146Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00013.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00019.htmlRefwww.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-34.htmlRefbugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=830134Refoval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17146

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-0797?

CVE-2013-0797 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on April 3, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2013-0797?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2013-0797?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2013-0797?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2013-0797 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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