4.7med
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 app…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
4.7
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.2%
percentile 16%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.7 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
- mozilla.org /security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-69.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1036508 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/92260 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-15 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1246944 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-5253
- NVD: CVE-2016-5253
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