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CVE-2016-5294
Published: Jun 11, 2018
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Mozilla | Thunderbird | affected unspecified - < 45.5 |
Mozilla | Firefox ESR | affected unspecified - < 45.5 |
Mozilla | Firefox | affected unspecified - < 50 |
References
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246972
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1037298
vdb-entry
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GLSA-201701-15
vendor-advisory
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94336
vdb-entry
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-93/
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/
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