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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.1
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade firefox | Sep 20, 2017 | Sep 24, 2015 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade firefoxUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade seamonkeyUpgrade libxulUpgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade firefox-esrUpgrade linux-thunderbird | Dec 10, 2025 | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Mfsa2015 100 | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla FirefoxUpgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 41.0Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 38.3 | Sep 23, 2015 | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 38.3Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Thunderbird | Nov 30, 2015 | Sep 24, 2015 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade database/sqlite-3/documentation to version 3.9.2-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade runtime/tcl-8/tcl-sqlite-3 to version 3.9.2-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade mail/thunderbird to version 45.3.0-0.175.3.14.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade database/sqlite-3 to version 3.9.2-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade developer/yasm to version 1.3.0-0.175.3.14.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade mail/thunderbird/plugin/thunderbird-lightning to version 45.3.0-0.175.3.14.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/browser/firefox to version 38.4.0-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Sep 24, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-otherUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-otherUpgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-commonUpgrade MozillaThunderbirdUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-commonUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-develUpgrade MozillaFirefox-devel | Dec 18, 2015 | Sep 24, 2015 |
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