vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-5294: Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jan 3, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 3, 2017
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
The Mozilla Updater can be made to choose an arbitrary target working directory for output files resulting from the update process. This vulnerability requires local system access. Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
Solutions
gentoo-linux-upgrade-mail-client-thunderbirdgentoo-linux-upgrade-mail-client-thunderbird-bingentoo-linux-upgrade-www-client-firefoxgentoo-linux-upgrade-www-client-firefox-bin
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