CVE-2016-5294
published 2018-06-11CVE-2016-5294: The Mozilla Updater can be made to choose an arbitrary target working directory for output files resulting from the update process. This vulnerability requires…
PriorityP422medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNIHAN
EPSS
0.42%
34.4th percentile
The Mozilla Updater can be made to choose an arbitrary target working directory for output files resulting from the update process. This vulnerability requires local system access. Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | < 45.5.0 | 45.5.0 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 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-pwq7-q338-mgmf: The Mozilla Updater can be made to choose an arbitrary target working directory for output files resulting from the update process
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-5294 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-pwq7-q338-mgmf: The Mozilla Updater can be made to choose an arbitrary target working directory for output files resulting from the update process
The Mozilla Updater can be made to choose an arbitrary target working directory for output files resulting from the update process. This vulnerability requires local system access. Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
Debian
CVE-2016-5294: firefox - The Mozilla Updater can be made to choose an arbitrary target working directory ...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2016-5294 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-5294: firefox - The Mozilla Updater can be made to choose an arbitrary target working directory ...
The Mozilla Updater can be made to choose an arbitrary target working directory for output files resulting from the update process. This vulnerability requires local system access. Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, 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=1246972https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-93/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246972https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-93/
2018-06-11
Published