CVE-2016-5293

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
OR cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:54

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246945 - Issue Tracking () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246945 - Issue Tracking
References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 - Third Party Advisory () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ - Vendor Advisory () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ - Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/ - Vendor Advisory () 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


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

mozilla

  • firefox
  • firefox_esr

microsoft

  • windows
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation