CVE-2013-1726

Description

Mozilla Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, Thunderbird before 24.0, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 2.21 does not ensure exclusive access to a MAR file, which allows local users to gain privileges by creating a Trojan horse file after MAR signature verification but before MAR use.

Category

6.2
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org 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%3A18821 signature vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115907.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116610.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=890853
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-83.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/117526.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1726?
CVE-2013-1726 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1726?
To fix CVE-2013-1726, 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-2013-1726 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-1726 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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