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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802867
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Products Updater Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities (Windows)
Summary:This host is installed with Mozilla firefox/thunderbird/seamonkey and is prone; to multiple vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
This host is installed with Mozilla firefox/thunderbird/seamonkey and is prone
to multiple vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
- Mozilla updater allows to load a local DLL file in a privileged context.

- The 'Updater.exe' in the Windows Updater Service allows to load an
arbitrary local wsock32.dll file, which can then be run with the same
system privileges used by the service.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful attempt could allow local attackers to bypass security restrictions
and gain the privileges.

Affected Software/OS:
SeaMonkey version 2.9,
Thunderbird version 12.0 and
Mozilla Firefox version 12.0 on Windows

Solution:
Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 13.0 or later, upgrade to SeaMonkey version to 2.10 or later,
upgrade to Thunderbird version to 13.0 or later.

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 53803
BugTraq ID: 53807
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1942
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16951
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2012:0746 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00012.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1943
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16924
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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