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CVE-2020-15657
Firefox could be made to load attacker-supplied DLL files from the installation directory.
Impact
Firefox could be made to load attacker-supplied DLL files from the installation directory. This required an attacker that is already capable of placing files in the installation directory. *Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.1, Firefox < 79, and Thunderbird < 78.1.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 79.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | before 78.1 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 78.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00025.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1644954
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-30/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-32/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-33/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00025.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1644954
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-30/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-32/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-33/