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ghsa-qj63-c77f-88gh

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-24 17:22

Modified

2023-01-30 18:30

Severity ?

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

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.

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  "modified": "2023-01-30T18:30:27Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:22:41Z",
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cve-2020-12423

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2020-07-09 14:39

Modified

2024-08-04 11:56

Severity ?

Summary

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.

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-24/	x_refsource_MISC
	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1642400	x_refsource_MISC
	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00027.html	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00049.html	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

▼

Mozilla

Firefox

Version: unspecified < 78

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Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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