CVE-2013-1717

Mozilla: Local Java applets may read contents of local file system (MFSA 2013-75)

Published Aug 7, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 5.4 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 23.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, Thunderbird before 17.0.8, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.20 do not properly restrict local-filesystem access by Java applets, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files by leveraging a download to a fixed pathname or other predictable pathname.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2735-1 iceweasel security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2746-1 icedove security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-1744 Mozilla Firefox before 23.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, Thunderbird before 17.0.8, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.20 do not properly restrict local-filesystem access by Java applets, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files by leveraging a download to a fixed pathname or other predictable pathname.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1924-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1925-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 3:13 PM
Reserved
Feb 13, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 7, 2013, 1:55 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:51 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 7, 2013, 12:00 AM