When the Windows DLL "webauthn.dll" was missing from the Operating System, and a malicious one was placed in a folder in the user's %PATH%, Firefox may have loaded the DLL, leading to arbitrary code execution. *Note: This issue only affects the Windows operating system; other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade librewolfUpgrade firefox | Aug 22, 2024 | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Mfsa2020 24 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 78.0Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox | Jul 2, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 78.0Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Thunderbird | Jul 20, 2020 | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade web/data/firefox-bookmarks to version 78.3.0-11.4.27.0.1.82.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade mail/thunderbird to version 78.3.0-11.4.27.0.1.82.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade mail/thunderbird/plugin/thunderbird-lightning to version 68.12.0-11.4.27.0.1.82.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade web/browser/firefox to version 78.3.0-11.4.27.0.1.82.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Jan 19, 2021 | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade MozillaFirefox-branding-SLEDUpgrade mozillafirefox-branding-upstreamUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-commonUpgrade mozillafirefox-branding-sleUpgrade mozillafirefox-buildsymbolsUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-otherUpgrade MozillaFirefox-devel | Jul 9, 2020 | Jul 8, 2020 |
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