CVE-2016-5253

Description

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.

Category

4.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-69.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92260 vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246944 issue tracking permissions required

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5253?
CVE-2016-5253 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5253?
To fix CVE-2016-5253, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-5253 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-5253 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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