vulnerability
MFSA2016-90 Firefox: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 45.5 (CVE-2016-5293)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Nov 15, 2016 | Nov 16, 2016 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Nov 15, 2016
Added
Nov 16, 2016
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
When the Mozilla Updater is run, if the Updater's log file in the working directory points to a hardlink, data can be appended to an arbitrary local file. This vulnerability requires local system access. Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.5 and Firefox < 50.
Solution
mozilla-firefox-esr-upgrade-45_5
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