CVE-2016-5293
published 2018-06-11CVE-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…
PriorityP421medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNIHAN
EPSS
0.34%
26.1th percentile
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.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | firefox | — | — |
| debian | firefox-esr | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | < 45.5.0 | 45.5.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | < 50.0 | 50.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= unspecified < 50 | 50 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | >= unspecified < 45.5 | 45.5 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
vendor_debian5.5LOW
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GHSA
GHSA-4m4x-qm8m-cxqj: 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 f
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-5293 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-4m4x-qm8m-cxqj: 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 f
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.
Debian
CVE-2016-5293: firefox - When the Mozilla Updater is run, if the Updater's log file in the working direct...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2016-5293 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-5293: firefox - When the Mozilla Updater is run, if the Updater's log file in the working direct...
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.
Scope: local
sid: resolved
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246945https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246945https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/
2018-06-11
Published