CVE-2020-12423

 

Published at: - 09-07-2020 05:15

Last modified: - 30-01-2023 06:21

Total changes: - 3

Description

When the Windows DLL "webauthn.dll" was missing from the Operating System, and a malicious one was placed in a folder in the user's %PATH%, Firefox may have loaded the DLL, leading to arbitrary code execution. *Note: This issue only affects the Windows operating system; other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1642400
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-24/
• openSUSE-SU-2020:0983-Broken Link
• openSUSE-SU-2020:1017-Broken Link

 

Keywords

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CVE-2020-12423

 

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