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CVE-2020-12423
Published: Jul 9, 2020
Modified: Aug 4, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
When the Windows DLL "webauthn.dll" was missing from the Operating System, and a malicious one was placed in a folder in the user's %PATH%, Firefox may have loaded the DLL, leading to arbitrary code execution. *Note: This issue only affects the Windows operating system; other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Mozilla | Firefox | affected unspecified - < 78 |
References
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-24/
x_refsource_MISC
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1642400
x_refsource_MISC
openSUSE-SU-2020:0983
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
openSUSE-SU-2020:1017
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
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