CVE-2016-5293 | BDVDB-2026-102138 Detail

MozillaFirefox ESR

Description#

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246945
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-06-11Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.