CVE-2013-1712

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.

6.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory mozilla.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18014	vdb entry signature
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-71.html	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=859072

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1712?: CVE-2013-1712 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1712?: To fix CVE-2013-1712, 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-2013-1712 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-1712 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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