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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.4
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade firefoxUpgrade seamonkeyUpgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade linux-thunderbird | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 8, 2013 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-client/seamonkey.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird.Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade www-client/firefox.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird-bin.Upgrade www-client/seamonkey-bin. | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Mfsa2013 71 | — | 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 MozillaFirefoxUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translationsUpgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade mozilla-nss-toolsUpgrade MozillaFirefox-branding-SLEDUpgrade mozilla-nsprUpgrade mozilla-nspr-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nssUpgrade mozilla-nspr-devel | Feb 17, 2015 | Aug 6, 2013 |
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