Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting mozilla package, versions [,68.3)(68.3,71.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MOZILLA-2379212
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed8 Jan 2020
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Jan 2020

CVE-2019-17009  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mozilla to version 68.3, 71.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). When running, the updater service wrote status and log files to an unrestricted location; potentially allowing an unprivileged process to locate and exploit a vulnerability in file handling in the updater service. Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected.. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.3, Firefox ESR < 68.3, and Firefox < 71.

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