# CVE-2013-1700: The Mozilla Maintenance Service in Mozilla Firefox before 22.0 on Windows does not properly handle inability to launch the Mozilla Updater e

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-06-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17126
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=867056
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-62.html

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