CVE-2016-5253

low-risk
Published 2016-08-05

The Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 on Windows allows local users to write to arbitrary files via vectors involving the callback application-path parameter and a hard link.

Do I need to act?

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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.7/10 Medium
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Mozilla

References (10)

Vendor Advisory http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-69.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92260
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246944
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
Vendor Advisory http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-69.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92260
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246944
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
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low-risk
Severity 12/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal