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TI-2013-01507 Aliases CVE-2013-1712GHSA-vrw2-q2cc-chx3

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in updater.exe in Mozilla Updater in…

Priority LOW 31Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00387 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 36

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 22.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.0VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 22.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 26 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 17.0.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:-:x64:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:-:x86:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r2Running onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 17.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:-:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:-:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1712
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vrw2-q2cc-chx3

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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