Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 23.0 Mozilla Updater updater.exe untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 23.0 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the file updater.exe of the component Mozilla Updater. The manipulation leads to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-1712. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 23.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the file updater.exe of the component Mozilla Updater. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 08/06/2013 by Federico Lanusse (Ash) with Mozilla as MFSA 2013-71 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Mozilla. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-1712 since 02/13/2013. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69278 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (0998e79d-0055-11e3-905b-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 166230 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for Mozilla Firefox (SUSE-SU-2013:1325-2)).

Upgrading to version 23.0 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 (69278), SecurityFocus (BID 61641†), OSVDB (96021†), Secunia (SA54500†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40882†). The entries VDB-9876, VDB-9878, VDB-9879 and VDB-9881 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Firefox 22.0
  • Thunderbird 17.0.7
  • SeaMonkey 2.19
  • Firefox ESR 17.0.7
  • Thunderbird ESR 17.0.7

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 69278
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (0998e79d-0055-11e3-905b-0025905a4771)
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OpenVAS ID: 803855
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox ESR Multiple Vulnerabilities - August 13 (Mac OS X)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 23.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2013-71
Researcher: Federico Lanusse (Ash)
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1712 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1712
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9887

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SecurityFocus: 61641 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2013-63 through -75 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 54500 - Pale Moon Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 96021
Vulnerability Center: 40882 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird on Windows 7 and Later Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via Trojan Horse DLL, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2013 12:54
Updated: 05/21/2021 09:40
Changes: 08/12/2013 12:54 (85), 01/31/2018 09:55 (5), 05/21/2021 09:40 (2)
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