Mozilla Firefox up to 21.0 on Windows Mozilla Maintenance Service access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 21.0 on Windows. This affects an unknown function of the component Mozilla Maintenance Service. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2013-1700. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 21.0 on Windows (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Mozilla Maintenance Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Mozilla Maintenance Service in Mozilla Firefox before 22.0 on Windows does not properly handle inability to launch the Mozilla Updater executable file, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving placement of a Trojan horse executable file at an arbitrary location.

The weakness was released 06/25/2013 by Seb Patane (Paul) as MFSA 2013-62 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated with Mozilla. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-1700 since 02/13/2013. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66999 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (b3fcb387-de4b-11e2-b1c6-0025905a4771)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121297 (Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2013-49 through MFSA 2013-62)).

Upgrading to version 22.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (66999), SecurityFocus (BID 60762†), OSVDB (94576†), Secunia (SA53953†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40204†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-9282, VDB-9283, VDB-9284 and VDB-9285. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 66999
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (b3fcb387-de4b-11e2-b1c6-0025905a4771)
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OpenVAS ID: 903214
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities - June 13 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 22.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2013-62
Researcher: Seb Patane (Paul)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-1700 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1700
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9281

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SecurityFocus: 60762 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird MFSA 2013-49 through -62 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 53953 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 94576
Vulnerability Center: 40204 - Mozilla Firefox Before 22.0 on Windows Local Privilege Escalation via Updater Executable File (CVE-2013-1700), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2013 12:16
Updated: 05/17/2021 12:29
Changes: 06/27/2013 12:16 (84), 01/31/2018 09:55 (4), 05/17/2021 12:29 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:30E:103

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