Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2013-1673 (CCN-84257)

Assigned:2013-05-14
Published:2013-05-14
Updated:2017-09-19
Summary:The Mozilla Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 21.0 on Windows does not properly maintain Mozilla Maintenance Service registry entries in certain situations involving upgrades from older Firefox versions, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging write access to a "trusted path."
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:6.9 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.1 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.3 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2013-1673

Source: CCN
Type: SA53400
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: MFSA 2013-45
Mozilla Updater fails to update some Windows Registry entries

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-45.html

Source: CCN
Type: BID-59873
Mozilla Firefox CVE-2013-1673 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=854088

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mozilla-cve20131673-priv-esc(84257)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17125

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 20.0.1)
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:25919
    P
    		SUSE-SU-2013:1152-1 -- Security update for Mozilla Firefox
    2015-03-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17125
    V
    		The Mozilla Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 21.0 on Windows does not properly maintain Mozilla Maintenance Service registry entries in certain situations involving upgrades from older Firefox versions, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging write access to a "trusted path."
    2014-10-06
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20131673000
    V
    		CVE-2013-1673 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2013-05-16
    BACK
    mozilla firefox 19.0
    mozilla firefox 19.0.1
    mozilla firefox 19.0.2
    mozilla firefox 20.0
    mozilla firefox *
    microsoft windows *
    mozilla firefox 20.0.1