CVE-2013-1712
6.9 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2013-1712 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on August 7, 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
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.
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
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox | 0 | Affected |
| mozilla | thunderbird | 0 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2013-1712?
CVE-2013-1712 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on August 7, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2013-1712?
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-2013-1712?
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.
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