CVE-2016-5293

 

Published at: - 11-06-2018 11:29

Last modified: - 24-09-2022 03:03

Total changes: - 2

Description

When the Mozilla Updater is run, if the Updater's log file in the working directory points to a hardlink, data can be appended to an arbitrary local file. This vulnerability requires local system access. Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.5 and Firefox < 50.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246945
• GLSA-201701-15-Third Party Advisory
• 1037298-Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• 94336-Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

 

Keywords

NVD

 

CVE-2016-5293

 

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