Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2013-1712

First published: Wed Aug 07 2013(Updated: )

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.

Credit: security@mozilla.org security@mozilla.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
Any of
Mozilla Firefox<=22.0
Mozilla Firefox=17.0
Mozilla Firefox=17.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=17.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=17.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=17.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=17.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=17.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=17.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=19.0
Mozilla Firefox=19.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=19.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=20.0
Mozilla Firefox=20.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=21.0
Mozilla Thunderbird<=17.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR=17.0
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR=17.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR=17.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR=17.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR=17.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR=17.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR=17.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR=17.0.7
Any of
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows 8.0
Microsoft Windows 8.0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium=r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64
Mozilla Firefox<=22.0
Mozilla Firefox=19.0
Mozilla Firefox=19.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=19.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=20.0
Mozilla Firefox=20.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=21.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR=17.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR=17.0.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR=17.0.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR=17.0.3
Mozilla Firefox ESR=17.0.4
Mozilla Firefox ESR=17.0.5
Mozilla Firefox ESR=17.0.6
Mozilla Firefox ESR=17.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird<=17.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR=17.0
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR=17.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR=17.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR=17.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR=17.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR=17.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR=17.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR=17.0.7
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows 8.0
Microsoft Windows 8.0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium=r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2013-1712?

    CVE-2013-1712 has been classified with a medium severity rating, indicating a moderate level of risk to affected systems.

  • How do I fix CVE-2013-1712?

    To mitigate CVE-2013-1712, users should upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox or Thunderbird that is not vulnerable to this issue.

  • What software does CVE-2013-1712 affect?

    CVE-2013-1712 affects Mozilla Firefox versions up to 22.0, Firefox ESR versions before 17.0.8, and Thunderbird versions before 17.0.8.

  • Can CVE-2013-1712 be exploited remotely?

    CVE-2013-1712 is a local vulnerability, which means an attacker must have local access to exploit it.

  • What operating systems are impacted by CVE-2013-1712?

    CVE-2013-1712 primarily affects Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2012.

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