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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246945 | Issue Tracking |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/ | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246945 | Issue Tracking |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/ | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
21 Nov 2024, 02:54
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246945 - Issue Tracking | |
References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/ - Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2018-06-11 21:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 02:54
NVD link : CVE-2016-5293
Mitre link : CVE-2016-5293
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5293
JSON object : View
Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
mozilla
- firefox
- firefox_esr
microsoft
- windows
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation