CVE-2019-17009
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-01-08 21:22
Modified
2024-08-05 01:24
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
When running, the updater service wrote status and log files to an unrestricted location; potentially allowing an unprivileged process to locate and exploit a vulnerability in file handling in the updater service. *Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.3, Firefox ESR < 68.3, and Firefox < 71.
References
| ▼ | URL | Tags | |
|---|---|---|---|
| security@mozilla.org | http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.html | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
| security@mozilla.org | http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.html | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
| security@mozilla.org | https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1510494 | Permissions Required | |
| security@mozilla.org | https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-36/ | Vendor Advisory | |
| security@mozilla.org | https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-37/ | Vendor Advisory | |
| security@mozilla.org | https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-38/ | Vendor Advisory |
Impacted products
| ▼ | Vendor | Product |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | |
| Mozilla | Firefox |
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