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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 arbitr…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 26%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Firefox

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1246945 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1037298 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-15 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94336 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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