Description
updater.exe in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3 on Windows allows local users to write to arbitrary files by conducting a junction attack and waiting for an update operation by the Mozilla Maintenance Service.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.6/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00005.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-100.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033640
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1177861
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00005.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-100.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033640
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1177861
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 24, 2015
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified