Stack-based buffer overflow 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a long pathname on the command line to the Mozilla Maintenance Service.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade linux-thunderbirdUpgrade firefoxUpgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade seamonkeyUpgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade thunderbird | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 8, 2013 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-client/seamonkey-bin.Upgrade www-client/seamonkey.Upgrade www-client/firefox.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird-bin.Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird. | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Mfsa2013 66 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 17.0.8Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 23.0Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox | Aug 7, 2013 | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Mozilla Seamonkey | — | Upgrade to Mozilla SeaMonkey version 2.20.0 | Dec 8, 2014 | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 17.0.8Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla ThunderbirdUpgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird ESR version 17.0.8 | Aug 7, 2013 | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade mozilla-nss-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade mozilla-nss-toolsUpgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade mozilla-nspr-develUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translationsUpgrade mozilla-nssUpgrade mozilla-nspr-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nsprUpgrade MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED | Feb 17, 2015 | Aug 6, 2013 |
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