CVE-2016-5293
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Summary
When the Mozilla Updater is run, if the Updater's log file in the working directory points to a hardlink, data can be appended to an arbitrary local file. This vulnerability requires local system access. Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.5 and Firefox < 50.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified < 45.5 | affected |
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified < 50 | affected |
Weaknesses
- Write to arbitrary file with Mozilla Updater and Maintenance Service using updater.log hardlink
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246945
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246945
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/
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