medium5.5
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.
Impact
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 products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 45.5.0 before 50.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 8.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246945
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246945
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/