CVE-2020-12423

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.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• DLL Hijacking due to searching %PATH% for a library

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-24/
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1642400
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00027.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00049.html

References

• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-24/
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1642400
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00027.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00049.html

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