CVE-2013-1700

Description

The Mozilla Maintenance Service in Mozilla Firefox before 22.0 on Windows does not properly handle inability to launch the Mozilla Updater executable file, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving placement of a Trojan horse executable file at an arbitrary location.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17126 signature vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=867056
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-62.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1700?
CVE-2013-1700 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1700?
To fix CVE-2013-1700, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-1700 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-1700 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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