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 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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
OR cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2018-06-11 21:29

Updated : 2024-02-04 19:46


NVD link : CVE-2016-5293

Mitre link : CVE-2016-5293

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5293


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Products Affected

mozilla

  • firefox_esr
  • firefox

microsoft

  • windows

debian

  • debian_linux
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation