CVE-2016-5294
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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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified < 45.5 | affected |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified < 45.5 | affected |
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified < 50 | affected |
Weaknesses
- Arbitrary target directory for result files of update process
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246972
- 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/mfsa2016-93/
- 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=1246972
- 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/mfsa2016-93/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/
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