CVE-2016-5295

Description

This vulnerability allows an attacker to use the Mozilla Maintenance Service to escalate privilege by having the Maintenance Service invoke the Mozilla Updater to run malicious local files. This vulnerability requires local system access and is a variant of MFSA2013-44. Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: Mozilla Firefox
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-44/ vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1247239 issue tracking vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5295?
CVE-2016-5295 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5295?
To fix CVE-2016-5295, 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-2016-5295 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-5295 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-5295?
CVE-2016-5295 affects Mozilla Firefox.
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