cve-2016-5294
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-06-11 21:00
Modified
2024-08-06 00:53
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
The Mozilla Updater can be made to choose an arbitrary target working directory for output files resulting from the update process. This vulnerability requires local system access. Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
References
| ▼ | URL | Tags | |
|---|---|---|---|
| security@mozilla.org | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336 | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| security@mozilla.org | http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| security@mozilla.org | https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246972 | Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory | |
| security@mozilla.org | https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 | Third Party Advisory | |
| security@mozilla.org | https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ | Vendor Advisory | |
| security@mozilla.org | https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/ | Vendor Advisory | |
| security@mozilla.org | https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-93/ | Vendor Advisory |
Impacted products
| ▼ | Vendor | Product |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | |
| Mozilla | Firefox |
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|---|
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