Description
This vulnerability allows an attacker to use the Mozilla Maintenance Service to escalate privilege by having the Maintenance Service invoke the Mozilla Updater to run malicious local files. This vulnerability requires local system access and is a variant of MFSA2013-44. Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.8/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | >= unspecified, < 50 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1247239Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-44/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1247239Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-44/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 11, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified