CVE-2013-1700 — Use of Incorrect Operator in Mozilla Firefox

CWE-264CWE-480 — Use of Incorrect Operator4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.2HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 64.65%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Mozilla Firefox
Timeline
PublishedJun 26
Latest updateMay 17

Description

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.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDmozilla/firefox21.0+5

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-3mcm-22jr-8j53: The Mozilla Maintenance Service in Mozilla Firefox before 22↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
v8: incorrect handling of popular pages↗2014-01-08
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