Mozilla Firefox ESR
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.33 % · percentile 26 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mozilla
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2016-6244
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2016-5293
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2016-AVI-379 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Mozilla Firefox · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 45.5.0cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 50.0cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Mozilla · Firefox ESR | affected unspecified < 45.5 |
| Mozilla · Firefox | affected unspecified < 50 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |