OSVDB ID: 84998

Title: Mozilla Multiple Product Root Partition Executable Execution

Info

Disclosure
Aug 28, 2012

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Aug 28, 2012

Description

 Multiple Mozilla products contain a flaw that is triggered when a specially crafted executable is installed on the root partition of a Windows file system. This may allow an attacker to cause the installer to run this executable with the user's permissions instead of the Mozilla product.

Classification

 Location: Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

 Upgrade Firefox and Thunderbird to version 15 or higher (10.0.7 for ESR), as they have been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Mozilla Organization

Firefox

 14

Firefox ESR

 10.0.6

Thunderbird

 14

Thunderbird ESR

 10.0.6

References

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete


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