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GHSA-QJ63-C77F-88GH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:22 – Updated: 2023-01-30 18:30

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.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


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

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CVE-2020-12423 (GCVE-0-2020-12423)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-07-09 14:39 – Updated: 2024-08-04 11:56

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.

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

DLL Hijacking due to searching %PATH% for a library

Assigner

mozilla

References

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	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1642400	x_refsource_MISC
	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Mozilla	Firefox	Affected: unspecified , < 78 (custom)

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GHSA-QJ63-C77F-88GH

CVE-2020-12423 (GCVE-0-2020-12423)

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