MEDIUM · 6.9

CVE-2013-1673

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 versio...

Vulnerability Description

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 Score

6.9

MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
MozillaFirefox<= 20.0.1
MicrosoftWindowsAll versions

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2013-1673?

CVE-2013-1673 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 (MEDIUM). 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 versio...

How severe is CVE-2013-1673?

CVE-2013-1673 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2013-1673?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows.