CVE-2013-1706 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a stack-based buffer overflow in the Mozilla Maintenance Service to gain elevated privileges via a long command-line pathname.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-1706?
CVE-2013-1706 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 7 Aug 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in maintenanceservice.exe in the Mozilla Maintenance Service 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a long pathname on the command line.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1706?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Thunderbird Esr.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1706?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2013-1706 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1706 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-785p-ww6f-8jmq.