CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.2
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: mozilla updater in mozilla firefox before 24.0, firefox esr 17.x before 17.0.9, thunderbird before 24.0, thunderbird esr 17.x before 17.0.9, and seamonkey before 2.21 does not ensure exclusive access to a mar file, which allows local users to gain privileges by creating a trojan horse file after mar signature verification but before mar use.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: HIGH
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2013-09-18
Last Modified Date: 2017-09-19