CVE-2016-5253

The Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 on Windows allows local users to write to arbitrary files via vectors involving the callback application-path parameter and a hard link.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:53

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-69.html - Vendor Advisory () http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-69.html - Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92260 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92260 -
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508 - () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508 -
References () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246944 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246944 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 - () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 -

Information

Published : 2016-08-05 01:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:53


NVD link : CVE-2016-5253

Mitre link : CVE-2016-5253

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5253


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Products Affected

mozilla

  • firefox
CWE
CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls